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What is a Type 2 Antitranspirant?
The second type of antitranspirants are metabolic inhibitors. The most common being (ABA) Abscisic acid. ABA is also called Abscisin originally found to induce abscission, and Dormin originally found to induce dormancy. ABA is a naturally occurring plant hormone that plays several roles in regulating various stages of plant growth. ABA is also produced in
What is a Type 1 Antitranspirant?
Antitranspirants are compounds that are designed to reduce the loss of water vapor from plants, a process known as transpiration. Most water loss occurs through the leaves of plants. Leaf surfaces are covered with tiny openings called stoma. These openings are where plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen during photosynthesis. Water is also
What is Transpiration?
Transpiration is the process in which plants lose water vapor and is part of a plants natural water cycle. This process is similar to sweating in humans, where the water we take into our bodies exits through our pores. In plants, water taken in by the roots exits the plant through tiny pore-like holes called
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