Therefore, the synthesis of larger compounds uses energy and is thus 'active' but this strategy does not require specialized proteins and can still move symplastically.

History

Different phloem loading mechanisms were first described by Russian biologist in 1989, who also demonstrated their correlation with leaf anatomy. He found that plasmodesmatal abundance in the minor veins of leaves was correlated with a plant's loading strategy. Plasmodesmata allow

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