3 papers
physics.bio-ph2018
Tree crowns grow into self-similar shapes controlled by gravity and light sensing
L. Duchemin, C. Eloy, E. Badel +1
Plants have developed different tropisms: in particular, they re-orient the growth of their branches towards light (phototropism) or upwards (gravitropism). How these tropisms affe…
physics.bio-ph2017
A new scenario for gravity detection in plants: the position sensor hypothesis
Oliver Pouliquen, Yoël Forterre, Antoine Bérut +4
The detection of gravity plays a fundamental role during the growth and evolution of plants. Although progress has been made in our understanding of the molecular, cellular and phy…
q-bio.TO2012
Analytical Solution of the Proprio-Graviceptive equation for shoot gravitropism of plants
Renaud Bastien, Bruno Moulia, Stéphane Douady +1
We derive the analytical solutions to the second order generalised gravi-proprioceptive equation given in our recent paper [Bastien et al. 2012]. These equations show how plants ad…