Abstract:Plants operate with tensional and compressive stresses that are extreme by animal standards. These stresses vary sharply on sub-and supracellular scales, but are orchestrated at the organismal level and evolve in a well-defined way during morphogenetic events. Plant morphogenesis is accomplished by localized and anisotropic yielding of cell walls that accommodate turgor-driven extension without losing mechanical integrity. Plant cell walls are connected cohesively into a stressallocating network enabling mecha… Show more
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