Plant organ growth: stopping under stress

Summary Plant organs reproducibly reach a set size and shape, and a key question is what prevents overgrowth. A new study uses imaging and computer modelling of the Arabidopsis sepal to show that mechanics determines growth arrest and thus final organ shape.

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1. Verfasser: Maizel, Alexis (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 23 May 2016
In: Current biology
Year: 2016, Jahrgang: 26, Heft: 10, Pages: R417-R419
ISSN:1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.056
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.056
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982216303013
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Verfasserangaben:Alexis Maizel
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Zusammenfassung:Summary Plant organs reproducibly reach a set size and shape, and a key question is what prevents overgrowth. A new study uses imaging and computer modelling of the Arabidopsis sepal to show that mechanics determines growth arrest and thus final organ shape.
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Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISSN:1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.056