Support Desk

• TRANSLOCATION: Water Movement Through the Plant
  1. Water is Uses in Almost Every Major Metabolic Process
  2. Water Helps Transport Vital Nutrients Into and Throughout Crops
  3. Water Helps Transport Products of Photosynthesis from Leaves to Fruit & Roots 
  4. Translocation is Powered by Another Process Called TRASPIRATION
• TRANSPIRATION: Natural Process Whereby Water Evaporates from the Leaf’s Stomata when Vapor Pressure Deficits Occur b/t the Inside of the leaf & the Air Outside.
  1. The (1^st) of (3) Important Metabolic Processes which Occurs via DIFFUSION
  2. Optimal Relative Humidity & Temperature Ranges are Vital to Maintaining this Process
• PHOTOSYNTHESIS: A Natural Process Whereby Plants Synthesis Energy from Light Using Pigments in Leaf Cells Called CHLOROPLASTS. (2^nd) Metabolic process
  1. Chloroplasts contain Chlorophyll a & b which are Used as the Primary Pigments 
  2. These Chlorophyll Absorb Blue & Red Light Primarily & Reflect Most Green/Yellow/Orange Back
  3. There are Over (600) Additional “Accessory” Pigments Called CAROTENOIDS
  4. The Energy Absorbed from Light is Used to Power DARK REACTONS
     • Where (CO₂) is Absorbed into the Stomata & “Fixed” into Sugars Used for Energy
     • Water is Also Required & is Split to Yield the Hydrogen Used for Making the Sugars

REACTION  =   (6)(CO₂) + (6)(H₂O) + Light  à  C₆H₁₂O₆ + (6)(O₂)

• RESPIRATION: The Production of Energy Using Oxidation-Reduction Reactions in the Mitochondria
  1. (3^rd) Metabolic Process where Carbon Containing Compounds are Oxidized to (CO₂)
  2. Oxygen Absorbed Through the Stomata is Reduced to Create Water
  3. Oxygen Must Also be Absorbed through the Roots 

REACTION  =  C₆H₁₂O₆ + (6)(O₂)  à   (6)(CO₂) + (6)(H₂O) + Energy