The multiscale nature of leaf growth fields

Plant leaves are out of equilibrium active solid sheets that grow in a decentralized fashion by deforming its unit cells while maintaining a typical shape. Here, the authors measure the surface growth of Tobacco leaves at high spatial and temporal resolution, and find that growth dynamics is dominat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shahaf Armon, Michael Moshe, Eran Sharon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Communications Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00626-z