Biomechanics of plant growth

• Published in: American journal of botany Vol. 93; no. 10; pp. 1415 - 1425
• Main Author: Schopfer, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Botanical Society of America 01.10.2006; Botanical Soc America
• Subjects: biomechanics; cell architecture; Cell growth; cell wall components; cell wall extensibility; cell wall stress relaxation; Cell walls; cellulose microfibril orientation; Coleoptiles; Corn; embryo (plant); endosperm; equations; growth allometry; hydraulic properties; literature reviews; mathematical models; mechanical properties; microtubules; plant architecture; Plant cells; Plant growth; Plant tissues; Plants; polymers; protoplasts; seed germination; Seedlings; signal transduction; stems; testa; tissue tension; turgor; Turgor pressure; wall loosening; wall stiffening; water uptake

Growth of turgid cells, defined as an irreversible increase in cell volume and surface area, can be regarded as a physical process governed by the mechanical properties of the cell wall and the osmotic properties of the protoplast. Irreversible cell expansion is produced by creating a driving force...