How does phloem transport sugar?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Dec 5, 2016

The mechanism by which sugars are transported through the phloem, from sources to sinks, is called pressure flow.

Explanation:

  1. The mechanism by which sugars are transported through the phloem, from sources to sinks, is called pressure flow.
  2. At the sources usually at the green leaves, sugar molecules are moved into the sieve elements of phloem cells through active transport.
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