Sentences with phrase «roots by osmosis»

At the same time, if too much saltcollects in the soil around the plant, a pressure differential arises, and water is sucked from the roots by osmosis.

Not exact matches

Firstly water is absorbed by the root and moves through root hair cells via the process of osmosis (we will look at this another day!).

Root pressure is created by water moving from its reservoir in the soil into the root tissue by osmosis (diffusion along a concentration gradient).

While some games desperately grab for your attention with relentlessly needy bombast, others are more content to immerse you in their world by way of osmosis, gently seeping into your brain and taking root in your imagination.

By running the irrigation lines with built - in reverse osmosis membranes underground, the proposed irrigation system would use the pressure gradient supplied by the plants» roots to desalinize the water without the high amount of energy consumption usually associated with desalinatioBy running the irrigation lines with built - in reverse osmosis membranes underground, the proposed irrigation system would use the pressure gradient supplied by the plants» roots to desalinize the water without the high amount of energy consumption usually associated with desalinatioby the plants» roots to desalinize the water without the high amount of energy consumption usually associated with desalination.