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SAP exuded from decapitated root stumps has frequently been regarded as similar in composition to that moving in the transpiration stream1–4. This assumption is open to doubt.
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MORRISON, T. Xylem Sap Composition in Woody Plants. Nature 205, 1027 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2051027a0
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