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Double Helix of Phyllotaxis: Analysis of the geometric model of plant morphogenesis
Author(s) -
Mayo Simon Joseph
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.202100029
Subject(s) - phyllotaxis , computer graphics (images) , graphics , computer graphics , geometry , computer science , hyperlink , botany , mathematics , biology , world wide web , shoot , meristem , web page
A new theoretical model of phyllotactic patterns is presented in this book, based on the geometry of two oppositely twisted spirals or helices. Many of the models previously proposed to explain observations of phyllotactic patterns are thus explained mathematically. The book is abundantly illustrated with computer graphics and supplemented by hyperlinks to many more images and video animations avaiable online, showing the way phyllotactic patterns vary with growth and change in the geometry of the plant axis.