Dr. Who
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First off - READ the WHOLE post!Guttation is right, that is what its called. I should have linked my entire post. Its not root sap, nor did I say it is. The roots take in water at night when the stomata in the leaves are closed, this creates a pressure in the plant which pushs it out. The sugars get pushed out not "root sap". Gj
https://www.rollitup.org/t/sap-like-honey-oil-on-buds.773329/
Well,,,I'm sorry but your research has left you with an incorrect answer. Nice try in researching it though!
Sweet sap is Phloem sap, just like I said...It happens, just like I said.
I said "root" as a basic understandable way to explain a difference between the 2! Water/nutrient mix's flow from the roots in the xylem - not the phloem cells! READ this on xylem and xylem sap... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylem
The movement in phloem cells is due to Turger pressure
You have 2 different transportation systems mixed up! (but they do work together sometimes)
Here, read this again: Phloem is the living tissue that transports the organic compounds made during photosynthesis (known as photosynthate), in particular the sugar sucrose, to all parts of the plant where needed.
The sugars are NOT made in the roots! Roots do not photosynthesize!
I learned my answer in college! Not searching the net and coming to incorrect conclusions !!!
Say maybe this high school Biology class lesson, used by my sons, on the Transportation of photosynthate in plants will help you undedrstand.
https://www.boundless.com/biology/textbooks/boundless-biology-textbook/plant-form-and-physiology-30/transport-of-water-and-solutes-in-plants-183/transportation-of-photosynthates-in-the-phloem-699-11924/
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