Introductory Crop Physiology

Significance of Translocation

Translocation of organic solutes brings out the following functions

• The synthesized food is supplied to non-green parts of the plants by translocation.
• By translocation, food is served to the areas of utilization such as buds, growing leaves, etc.
• The excess food materials are transported to the areas of storage such as fruits, seeds, underground stems, bulbils, etc.
• During germination of seeds, stored food materials are transported to the growing seedlings