Mechanical Integration of Plant Cells and Plants (Paperback, 2011 ed.)

Chemical reactions and interactions between molecules are commonly considered the basis of life, and thus the biochemical nature of cells and organisms is relatively well recognized. Research conducted in recent years, however, increasingly indicates that physical forces profoundly affect the functioning of life at all levels of its organization. To detect and to respond to such forces, plant cells and plants need to be structured mechanically. This volume focuses on mechanical aspects of plant life. It starts with a consideration of the mechanical integration of supracellular structures and mechanical properties of cellular building blocks to show how the structural integrity of plant cells is achieved and maintained during growth and development. The following chapters reveal how the functioning of integrated plant cells contributes to the mechanical integration of plants, and how the latter are able to detect physical stimuli and to reorganize their own cells in response to them. The mechanical aspects of plant responses to stresses are also presented. Finally, all these aspects are placed in an evolutionary context.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Signaling and Communication in Plants, 9
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	2011
Editors:	Przemyslaw Wojtaszek
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
Edition:	2011 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-26902-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant physiology > General
LSN:	3-642-26902-8
Barcode:	9783642269028

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