Gravity amplifies and microgravity decreases circumnutations in Arabidopsis thaliana stems: Results from a space experiment

New Phytologist

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 621-629

  Johnsson, A ^a   Solheim, B G B ^a   Iversen, T H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Circumnutation; Inflorescence stems; International Space Station (ISS); Microgravity; Oscillation

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVITY; HERB; STEM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; GRAVITROPISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROCLIMATE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PLANT STEM; ROTATION; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EARTH (PLANET); EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAVITROPISM; MOVEMENT; PLANT STEMS; ROTATION; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 65249085511     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02777.x     Document Type: Article

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