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Autor:
Wendy K. Silk, M. A. R. Koehl
Publikováno v:
Journal of Experimental Botany. 72:3677-3687
We reveal how patterns of growth in response to environmental cues can produce curvature in biological structures by setting up mechanical stresses that cause elastic buckling. Nereocystis luetkeana are nearshore kelp with wide ruffled blades that mi
Autor:
Wendy K. Silk, Yasmine Meroz
Publikováno v:
Journal of Experimental Botany
The rachis of most growing compound leaves observed in nature exhibits a stereotypical hook shape. In this study, we focus on the canonical case of Averrhoa carambola. Combining kinematics and mechanical investigation, we characterize this hook shape
Autor:
Barzin A. Moradi, Juan Wang, William R. Horwath, Wendy K. Silk, Martin Burger, Matthew R. Dumlao
Publikováno v:
Crop Science. 57:971-982
Publikováno v:
Journal of Experimental Botany
This study measured total osmolarity and concentrations of NH(4)(+), NO(3)(-), K(+), soluble carbohydrates, and organic acids in maize seminal roots as a function of distance from the apex, and NH(4)(+) and NO(3)(-) in xylem sap for plants receiving
Publikováno v:
Plant Physiology. 150:2092-2103
Primary growth is characterized by cell expansion facilitated by water uptake generating hydrostatic (turgor) pressure to inflate the cell, stretching the rigid cell walls. The multiple source theory of root growth hypothesizes that root growth invol
Publikováno v:
Integrative and Comparative Biology. 48:834-851
Synopsis Many species of macroalgae have flat, strap-like blades in habitats exposed to rapidly flowing water, but have wide, ruffled ‘‘undulate’’ blades at protected sites. We used the giant bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, to investigate h
Autor:
Matthew R. Dumlao, Jack Waller, Wendy K. Silk, Vivek Goyal, Jason T. DeJong, Sophie Ramananarivo
Publikováno v:
American journal of botany. 102(7)
UNLABELLED • PREMISE OF THE STUDY Roots play an important role in strengthening and stabilizing soils. Existing models predict that tensile strength and root abundance are primary factors that strengthen soil. This study quantified how both factors
Publikováno v:
Environmental Pollution. 144:774-782
Seasonal and spatial variations in metal concentrations and pH were found in a stream at a restored copper mine site located near a massive sulfide deposit in the Foothill copper-zinc belt of the Sierra Nevada, California. At the mouth of the stream,
Publikováno v:
Annals of Botany. 97:839-855
• Background Roots growing in soil encounter physical, chemical and biological environments that influence their rhizospheres and affect plant growth. Exudates from roots can stimulate or inhibit soil organisms that may release nutrients, infect th
Autor:
Wendy K. Silk, N. Michele Holbrook
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Botany. 92:1820-1826
The stability of twining vines under gravitational loads suggests an important role for friction. The coefficient of friction, μ, between vine stems and wood is high, often five times greater than between leather and wood, as determined by slip test