Modeling the growth and branching of plants: A simple rod-based model

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3021-3036

  Senan, Nur Adila Faruk ^a   O'Reilly, Oliver M ^a   Tresierras, Timothy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological material; Buckling; Stability and bifurcation; Thermomechanical process; Wood material

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BUCKLING;

EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; GRAVITATIONAL LOADING; GROWTH AND REMODELING; INTRINSIC CURVATURE; STABILITY AND BIFURCATION; THERMOMECHANICAL PROCESS; WOOD MATERIALS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 55349148656     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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