Structural evidence for electromagnetic resonance in plant morphogenesis

BioSystems

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-380

  Pietak, Alexis Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioelectromagnetism; Biological pattern formation; Dielectric resonator; Plant morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

BUD; DICOTYLEDON; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRUIT; GEOMETRY; MORPHOGENESIS; RESONANCE;

ARTICLE; BUD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; CUCURBITA PEPO; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FLOWER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT OVARY; SQUASH; WATERMELON; ZUCCHINI;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; JUGLANS CINEREA;

EID: 84865300278     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: 18728324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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