https://emsenn.net/tags/watertransport/ Recent content in WaterTransport on emsenn.net Hugo en-us Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/biology/domains/botany/terms/transpiration/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/biology/domains/botany/terms/transpiration/ <p>Transpiration: the evaporative loss of water vapor from plant surfaces, primarily through open <a href="stomata.md" class="link-internal">stomata</a> in leaves and green stems. While small amounts of water escape directly through the cuticle (cuticular transpiration), stomatal transpiration dominates — a single large tree can transpire 200 to 400 liters of water per day, an amount equal to the annual rainfall in some regions. Transpiration is thus a massive water flux through plants, far exceeding the water needed for growth or metabolic reactions.</p>