The direction of sucrose transport is dictated by concentration/diffusion. While water transport by diffusion across membranes would be less efficient than through xylem, it can still happen.
Water absorption plant physiology?
Can the movement of water in plant outside xylem be multidirectional ,like in case of sucrose transport?
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