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physics.bio-ph2018★ 26 cited
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★ 64 cited
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…