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Transpiration in Plants - PP2

Submitted by lgarneau on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 16:39

Transpiration is the process by which moisture is carried through plants. Water is carried from the roots to small pores (stomata), where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. In simpler terms, it is the process by which water evaporates from plant leaves. Transpiration is a regulated process and it offers insight into how much water is needed for an individual plant to survive. Transpiration can be calculated by multiplying the conductance by the force. Conductance is 1/resistance, where resistance is the sum of resistance from the stomata and boundary layer. The force, represented by deltaC/deltaX is the change in the concentration gradient. Factors such as wind can impact the boundary layer resistance and will make the transpiration rate increase.

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"Factors such as wind can have an impact on the boundary layer resistance, and it can also cause the transpiration rate to increase", you could change the last sentence to this to make it sounds better. 

I think if you include the formulas inside of parenthesis the paragraph will flow better.

Personally, I would remove 'stomata' from the parantheses and instead place it in between commas, like: "Water is carried from the roots to small pores, stomata, where..." I agree with the previous comment that you should include the formulas inside of parantheses for a better format and clarity.