Effect of mechanical perturbation on the biomechanics, primary growth and secondary tissue development of inflorescence stems of Arabidopsis thaliana

Annals of Botany

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-218

  Paul Victor, Cloé ^a   Rowe, Nick ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; biomechanics; interfascicular extraxylary tissue; mechanical perturbation; stem rigidity and stiffness

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; HERB; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; RIGIDITY; WOOD;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; INFLORESCENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOMECHANICS; INFLORESCENCE; PLANT STEMS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79551506595     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq227     Document Type: Article

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