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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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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23 May 2016
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Current biology
Year: 2016, Volume: 26, Issue: 10, Pages: R417-R419 |
| ISSN: | 1879-0445 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.056 |
| Online Access: | 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 |
| Author Notes: | Alexis Maizel |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 04.05.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1879-0445 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.056 |