Modification and quantitative analysis of the Münch model in the integrated system of water translocation in plants

Aiming at making the Münch model more adequate to the biological reality we introduce certain modifications and complements. Considering the model within the framework of so-called integrated system of long-distance water transport in plants we present a quantitative analysis based on the Kedem-Katchalsky formalism. A new mathematical description of the reverse osmosis is also utilized. The work is a starting point for further quantitative studies and simulations of the phloem transport of water and assimilates in plants.