Let's start with the fact the the phloem of a plant is a special tissue that mainly transports food sources for the plant. one of the products it transports is various sugars - more commonly known as sap. the higher the concentration of sugars, the lower the concentration of water. in that case, the plant slows down on sugar making as it has a surplus, and once the sugars dilute within the sap and water's been taken in, the plant goes back to sugar making.
This results in Evolution. Organisms will adapt to their surroundings in the form of evolution.