Yves Couder: Putting mechanics back into the shoot apical meristem

In 2008, we published an article proposing that the microtubular cytoskeleton in plants use maximal tensile stress directions to guide organ growth []. Yves Couder was instrumental in that project. Here are some memories and prospects from this collaborative and interdisciplinary endeavor.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Traas, Jan, Hamant, Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Académie des sciences 2020-11-01
Series:Comptes Rendus. Mécanique
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Online Access:https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/mecanique/articles/10.5802/crmeca.19/