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#biologyanimation The pressure-flow hypothesis explains why phloem sap
flows from source to sink, and experiments build a strong
case for pressure flow as the mechanism of translocation
in angiosperms.
1. Loading of sugar into the sieve tube at the source reduces water potential inside the sieve-tube elements. This causes the tube to take up water by osmosis.
2 This uptake of water generates a positive pressure that forces the sap to flow along the tube.
3 The pressure is relieved by the unloading of sugar and the consequent loss of water at the sink.
4 In leaf-to-root translocation, xylem recycles water from sink to source.