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
ET includes evaporation from soil and open water pools such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, as well as transpiration from plant leaves.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024
As one plant loses moisture through its leaves via transpiration, the neighboring plants benefit.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
This disease is frequently due to the excessive watering of pot plants with large root systems and deficient foliage, in hot-houses with a saturated atmosphere: it is, therefore, primarily referable to diminished transpiration.
From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall
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