transpiration
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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
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
So, she compared transpiration in fallowed fields to active fields across the Central Valley.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
Ultimately, a full 10% of crop transpiration could be saved if the top 50% of water users reduced their water consumption to match that of their median-consuming neighbors.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
Occasionally, on the other hand, it is said to come from sitting on heavily cushioned chairs, particularly leather chairs which do not allow of much transpiration and cause a feeling of uncomfortable heat.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Vocabulary lists containing transpiration
Stump Speech: Tree Terminology
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