Mimosa pudica : modelling light stimulation of plant movements
Mimosa pudica is a weed which is a common sight at open fields in Singapore, especially in grass that is not cut periodically. It displays a distinct defensive characteristic in which the leaves of the Mimosa pudica fold and droop low upon introducing external stimulations – heat, mechanical and lig...
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| author | Amirah Kalyisah Zalzuli |
| author2 | Li Hua |
| author_facet | Li Hua Amirah Kalyisah Zalzuli |
| author_sort | Amirah Kalyisah Zalzuli |
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| description | Mimosa pudica is a weed which is a common sight at open fields in Singapore, especially in grass that is not cut periodically. It displays a distinct defensive characteristic in which the leaves of the Mimosa pudica fold and droop low upon introducing external stimulations – heat, mechanical and light. Being one of the plants which display this rapid unique defence mechanism, many researches and studies have been conducted to understand the circadian and seismonastic motion of the Mimosa pudica better. This study focuses on the response time of these Mimosa pudica with irradiations of light stimuli. From this, fatigue life of these plants can be understood and analysed with the number of stimulations applied consecutively. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/639752023-03-04T19:16:07Z Mimosa pudica : modelling light stimulation of plant movements Amirah Kalyisah Zalzuli Li Hua School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering Mimosa pudica is a weed which is a common sight at open fields in Singapore, especially in grass that is not cut periodically. It displays a distinct defensive characteristic in which the leaves of the Mimosa pudica fold and droop low upon introducing external stimulations – heat, mechanical and light. Being one of the plants which display this rapid unique defence mechanism, many researches and studies have been conducted to understand the circadian and seismonastic motion of the Mimosa pudica better. This study focuses on the response time of these Mimosa pudica with irradiations of light stimuli. From this, fatigue life of these plants can be understood and analysed with the number of stimulations applied consecutively. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2015-05-21T02:47:02Z 2015-05-21T02:47:02Z 2015 2015 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63975 en Nanyang Technological University 87 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering Amirah Kalyisah Zalzuli Mimosa pudica : modelling light stimulation of plant movements |
| title | Mimosa pudica : modelling light stimulation of plant movements |
| title_full | Mimosa pudica : modelling light stimulation of plant movements |
| title_fullStr | Mimosa pudica : modelling light stimulation of plant movements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mimosa pudica : modelling light stimulation of plant movements |
| title_short | Mimosa pudica : modelling light stimulation of plant movements |
| title_sort | mimosa pudica modelling light stimulation of plant movements |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63975 |
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