Mechanosensitive control of plant growth: Bearing the load, sensing, transducing and responding

As land plants grow and develop, they encounter complex mechanical challenges, especially from winds and turgor pressure. Mechanosensitive control over growth and morphogenesis is an adaptive trait, reducing the risks of breakage or explosion. This control has been mostly studied through experiments...

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Main Authors: Bruno eMoulia, Catherine eCoutand, Jean-Louis eJULIEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00052/full