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A down to earth model of gravisensing or Newton's Law of Gravitation from the apple's perspective
Author(s) -
Wayne Randy,
Staves Mark P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1996.tb06703.x
Subject(s) - section (typography) , citation , library science , philosophy , law , political science , computer science , operating system
The physiology of gravity perception in plants is examined and a model of gravitational pressure is explained and compared to the statolith model. The gravitational pressure model is based on studies of tension and compression of the plasma membrane against the extracellular matrix. Further studies examine the role of peptides or enzymes that inhibit a compression receptor and calcium channels.