The advent of user-friendly instruments for measuring force/deflection curves of plant
surfaces at high spatial resolution has resulted in a recent outpouring of reports of the …

Plants maintain the ability to form lateral appendages throughout their life cycle and form
leaves as the principal lateral appendages of the stem. Leaves initiate at the peripheral zone …

Environmental cues profoundly modulate cell proliferation and cell elongation to inform and
direct plant growth and development. External phosphate (Pi) limitation inhibits primary root …

Transmission of mechanical force is crucial for normal cell development and functioning.
However, the process of mechanotransduction cannot be studied in isolation from cell …

Our previous studies indicated that the foliar application of silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs)
could obviously reduce arsenic (As) accumulation in rice. However, the mechanism …

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 …

According to the 'acid growth theory', cell wall acidification controls cell elongation, therefore
plant growth. This notably involves changes in cell wall mechanics through modifications of …

The development of plant leaves follows a common basic program that is flexible and is
adjusted according to species, developmental stage and environmental circumstances …

Although genetic control of morphogenesis is well established, elaboration of complex
shapes requires changes in the mechanical properties of cells. In plants, the first visible sign …

The ability of plants to move is central to many physiological processes from development to
tropisms, from nutrition to reproduction. The movement of plants or plant parts occurs over a …