title: Editorial: Mechanical Signaling in Plants: From Perception to Consequences for Growth and Morphogenesis (Thigmomorphogenesis) and Ecological Significance.
authors.affiliation: Institut Nationale de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 547 PIAFClermont-Ferrand, France; Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, UMR 547 PIAFClermont-Ferrand, France.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coutand
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
keywords: acclimation to mechanical stress; aquatic organisms; mechanosensing in plants; model of mechanoperception; stretch activated channels; thigmomorphogenesis