Open AccessRapid Movements of Plants Organs Require Solute-Water Cotransporters or Contractile Proteins
Author(s) -
Raphaël Morillón,
David Liénard,
Maarten J. Chrispeels,
Jean-Paul Lassalles
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.010732
Subject(s) - turgor pressure , guard cell , petal , biology , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , biophysics
Plant organs such as leaves or petals move as a result of changes in the shape and/or the volume of motor cells. In a similar manner, stomates open and close when the turgor in the guard cells changes. The time scale of such movements ranges from several milliseconds to hours. The most detailed
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