Multiscale models in the biomechanics of plant growth.
Plant growth occurs through the coordinated expansion of tightly adherent cells, driven by regulated softening of cell walls. It is an intrinsically multiscale process, with the integrated properties of multiple cell walls shaping the whole tissue. Multiscale models encode physical relationships to bring new understanding to plant physiology and development.
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; and Oliver.Jensen@manchester.ac.uk.
Oliver E
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0172-6578
OE
Jensen
Centre for Plant Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, United Kingdom.
John A
JA
Fozard
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002450:Cell Communication; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular; D008954:Models, Biological; D059828:Plant Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants; D013314:Stress, Mechanical