Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Cytomechanics pp 230–241Cite as

Plant Cytomechanics and Its Relationship to the Development of Form

  • Chapter

Abstract

What is the relationship between cellular mechanics and the development of form in organisms? We see from the chapters in this book that the cell is rich in ultrastructural machinery which performs various kinds of tasks within the cell; organizing subcellular components, contributing to directional transport, and in some cases controlling the shape and morphology of individual cells.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Goebel K (1905) The organography of plants, part II. Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Heywood RB (1969) Photoelasticity for designers. Pergamon, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Jaffe MJ (1977) Experimental separation of sensory and motor functions in pea tendrils. Science 195:191–192

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lintilhac PM (1984) Positional controls in meristem development. In: Barlow P, Carr DJ (eds) Positional controls in plant development

    Google Scholar 

  • Lintilhac PM, Vesecky TB (1980) Mechanical stress and cell wall orientation in plants. I. Am J Bot 67:1477–1483

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lintilhac PM, Vesecky TB (1981) Mechanical stress and cell wall orientation in plants. II. Am J Bot 68:1222–1230

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Quirk JT, Freese F (1976) Effect of mechanical stress on growth and anatomical structure of red pine: stem vibration. Can J For Res 6:375–381

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ray PM, Green PB, Cleland R (1973) Role of turgor in plant cell growth. Nature 239:163–164

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Shen-Miller J, Hinchman RP (1974) Gravity sensing in plants: a critique of the statolith theory. BioScience 24:643–651

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wilson BF, Archer RR (1977) Reaction wood: induction and mechanical action. Ann Rev Plant Physiol 28:23–43

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Botany Department, The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA

    Philip M. Lintilhac

Authors
  1. Philip M. Lintilhac
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Arbeitsgruppe Kinematische Zellforschung, FB Biologie der Universität, Senckenberganlage 27, D-6000, Frankfurt 1, Germany

    Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn

  2. Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University Biological Oceanography, Palisades, NY, 10964, USA

    O. Roger Anderson

  3. Institut und Museum für Geologie und Paläontologie, Universität Tübingen, Sigwartstr. 10, D-7400, Tübingen, Germany

    Wolf-Ernst Reif

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1987 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Lintilhac, P.M. (1987). Plant Cytomechanics and Its Relationship to the Development of Form. In: Bereiter-Hahn, J., Anderson, O.R., Reif, WE. (eds) Cytomechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72863-1_15

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72863-1_15

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-72865-5

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-72863-1

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation