transpiration

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As the air becomes hotter, it becomes easier for plants to lose water to transpiration, especially because photosynthesis occurs during daylight hours when temperatures are highest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increase, plants may need to open their stomata less frequently, leading to decreased transpiration and preserving more groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

So, she compared transpiration in fallowed fields to active fields across the Central Valley.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

As one plant loses moisture through the leaves, often called transpiration, the neighboring plants benefit.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

The coal soot falls in flakes like lamp-black, which covers the surface and obstructs the transpiration of the stomata, and thus seriously affects the health of plants in such situations.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.