Visual lesson 09

Radial water transport & aquaporins

Trace water from the rhizosphere across epidermal, cortical, and endodermal tissues toward xylem through apoplastic and cell-to-cell pathways, using general plant aquaporin evidence for regulated membrane permeability where Cannabis-specific measurements are limited.
Root SystemRhizosphere-to-xylem radial water pathway and aquaporin diagram

Primary visual specification

Rhizosphere-to-xylem radial water pathway and aquaporin diagram

Create an academically accurate rhizosphere-to-xylem radial water pathway and aquaporin diagram for the Radial water transport & aquaporins lesson. Use neutral studio lighting or clean academic illustration conventions, realistic botanical proportions, readable labels where needed, no yellow cast, and no decorative elements that compete with the teaching objective.

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lesson visual
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Root System
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Knowledge check

Can you explain what the visual is showing?

Practice

What role do aquaporins play in the Atlas model of radial root water transport?

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Evidence & further reading

Sources connected to this lesson

These references support specific biological, diagnostic, environmental, or process concepts used in this lesson. They are not a substitute for crop-specific testing or local regulatory guidance.
Peer-reviewed reviewPhysiological Reviews2015
Aquaporins in Plants

General vascular-plant aquaporin biology and regulated membrane water permeability. Used only for mechanisms that lack Cannabis-specific measurements; not evidence for Cannabis-specific flux rates.

Peer-reviewed reviewPlant Physiology2014
Root Hairs

Foundational angiosperm root-hair development, absorptive surface, nutrient acquisition, environmental response, and root–microbe interaction.

System context

Connect this lesson to the whole plant

Root architecture, root-tip growth zones, lateral-root initiation, root hairs, rhizosphere exchange, radial water transport, aquaporins, oxygen availability, water and nutrient uptake, microbiomes, exudates, mycorrhizal interfaces, and root stress.
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