Human activities significantly contribute to worldwide spread of phytopathological
adversities. Pathogen-related food losses are today responsible for a reduction in quantity …

Diffuse Growth of Plant Cell Walls | Plant Physiology | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content
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Although it is a central question in biology, how cell shape controls intracellular dynamics
largely remains an open question. Here, we show that the shape of Arabidopsis pavement …

Regulation of the mechanical properties of the cell wall is a key parameter used by plants to
control the growth behavior of individual cells and tissues. Modulation of the mechanical …

The size of a cell is determined by a combination of synthesis, self-assembly, incoming
matter and the balance of mechanical forces. Such processes operate at the single-cell …

The epidermis of aerial plant organs is thought to be limiting for growth, because it acts as a
continuous load-bearing layer, resisting tension. Leaf epidermis contains jigsaw puzzle …

Finite Element Modeling of Shape Changes in Plant Cells | Plant Physiology | Oxford
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The primary plant cell wall is a dynamically regulated composite material of multiple
biopolymers that forms a scaffold enclosing the plant cells. The mechanochemical make-up …

Guard cells dynamically adjust their shape in order to regulate photosynthetic gas
exchange, respiration rates and defend against pathogen entry. Cell shape changes are …

Roots grow in highly dynamic and heterogeneous environments. Biological activity as well
as uneven nutrient availability or localized stress factors result in diverse …