Assuming that a 10 per cent, solution of sucrose were supplied by the ... to account for the observed rate of transport of carbohydrates in plants. The insufficiency of diffusion to transport ...

Photosynthesis produces glucose in the green parts of plants, which are often leaves. This is then converted into sucrose. The sucrose is transported around the plant in phloem vessels.

Most plants use starch for storage and sucrose for transport of NSCs, but some species also rely on oligosaccharides for these functions A recent study explores the carbohydrate composition in the ...