Open AccessA proposal to explain how the circatidal rhythm of the Arabidopsis thaliana root elongation rate could be mediated by the lunisolar gravitational force: a quantum physical approach
Author(s) -
Joachim Fisahn,
Peter W. Barlow,
G. Dorda
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcx143
Subject(s) - arabidopsis thaliana , biology , root (linguistics) , oscillation (cell signaling) , gravitation , physics , elongation , biophysics , classical mechanics , genetics , linguistics , philosophy , ultimate tensile strength , gene , mutant , materials science , metallurgy
Roots of Arabidopsis thaliana exhibit a 24.8 h oscillation of elongation rate when grown under free-running conditions. This growth rhythm is synchronized with the time course of the local lunisolar tidal acceleration. The present study aims at a physiological/physical model to describe the interaction of weak gravitational fields with cellular water dynamics that mediate rhythmic root growth profiles.
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