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Water comprises between 75% and 90% of the mass of terrestrial and aquatic plants. Such high water content reflects an aquatic stage during evolution. Moreover, it indicates that the successful transition of plants from aquatic to terrestrial environments required the ability to retain and maintain a high water content.
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Landmeyer, J.E. (2012). Fundamentals of Plant Anatomy and Physiology Related to Water Use. In: Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1957-6_3
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