Abstract Physical principles can be used to predict some features about the gravity perception system in plants. The nature of the system has made it rather elusive, so this approach represents an additional source of information to help find it. For a gravitational stimulus to be detected, two masses must move relative to each other in a manner which causes a significant amount of work to be done on a receptor. Relative to cellular dimensions, the masses must be large, be dense and move noticeable distances. The main sources of noise are thermal motion and flexing of the plant tissue. Some new models for the function of amyloplasts as statoliths are presented.
Perception of gravity by plants
Advances in Space Research ; 12 , 1 ; 195-201
1991-01-01
7 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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