Reverse Sap Flow from Fruit.

ABSTRACT: Sap flow serves as the primary carrier for water, nutrients, and signaling molecules, playing a crucial role in fruit development by delivering these essential constituents to the fruit. While the efflux of sap from fruit to other organs (termed reverse sap flow) has been observed in plants, its underlying mechanisms remain unclear due to a lack of effective methodologies for comprehensive studies. Here, we pioneered the integration of real-time sap flow measurements from novel plant-wearable sensors with synchronized environmental monitoring, establishing a multimodal data framework to systematically decode the endogenous causes and exogenous triggers of reverse sap flow in watermelon plants. Our experimental results reveal that plant water supply-consumption imbalance is the core endogen

SUBMITTER: Chai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12787672 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature