Mechanical Signaling in Plants: From Perception to Consequences for Growth and Morphogenesis (Thigmomorphogenesis) and Ecological Significance

• Main Author: Stephen J. Mitchell (auth)
• Other Authors: Gabrielle Monshausen (auth), Sara Puijalon (auth), Catherine Coutand (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Growth; acclimation; Perception; Mechanical signals; thigmomorphognesis
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

During the 1970s, renewed interest in plant mechanical signaling led to the discovery that plants subjected to mechanical stimulation develop shorter and thicker axes than undisturbed plants, a syndrome called thigmomorphogenesis. Currently, mechanosensing is being intensively studied because of its...