To respond or not to respond, the recurring question in plant mechanosensitivity

To respond or not to respond, the recurring question in plant mechanosensitivity

In nature, terrestrial plants experience many kinds of external mechanical stimulation and respond by triggering a network of signaling events to acclimate their growth and development. Some environmental cues, especially wind, recur on time scales varying from seconds to days. Plants thus have to a...

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Main Authors: Nathalie eLeblanc-Fournier, Ludovic eMartin, Catherine eLenne, Mélanie eDecourteix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
abiotic stress
acclimation to stress
mechanosensitivity
Wind
accommodation
Mechanical stimulus
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00401/full

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