How does water evaporate from leaves?
01 | Water vapor diffuses out of the stomata. |
02 | Water evaporates from Mesophyll cell walls. |
03 | Tension pulls water from the veins into the apoplast of the mesophyll cells. |
04 | Tension pulls the water column upward and outward in the xylem of veins in the leaves. |
05 | Tension pulls the water column upward in the xylem of the root and stem. |
06 | Water molecules form a cohesive column from the roots to the leaves. |
07 | Water moves into the stele by osmosis. |
Great post by @odetothetree This transpiration illustration pretty much shows the workings of water evaporating from the leaf , now in Veg with hotter temperatures this happens super aggressively because the plant has to cool itself down, and as a by-product it sucks up more water up, which has nutrients and once again as a by-product it grows fast and thick leaving a great infrastructure for the plant to feed itself in its later weeks feeding the flowers up top.