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Mechanical and Hydraulic Aspects of Plant Cell Growth

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Cytomechanics

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As any student beleaguered with plant anatomy or morphology will attest, plant cells come in a myriad of shapes and sizes. In vascular plants, each member of this cell menagerie can usually be traced back through development to small, nearly isodiametric cells of the meristem. This chapter will review the physical basis by which this transformation takes place. Because of space limitations, many important aspects of cell morphogenesis will be omitted. For detailed discussion of biochemical and cytological aspects of plant cell morphogenesis, readers are referred to recent reviews and collections of articles on this subject (Darvill et al. 1980; Dugger and Barnicki-Garcia 1984; Kiermayer 1981; Maclachlan and Fèvre 1982; Robinson and Quader 1982; Taiz 1984). Likewise, it is beyond the scope of this chapter to consider specific influences of environmental agents and hormones on cell shape and size. Readers interested in this aspect of plant growth should consult relevant reviews and other sources (Cleland 1981; MacMillan 1980; Scott 1981; Wareing 1982; Weisenseel and Kicherer 1981).

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  1. Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

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

    JĂĽrgen Bereiter-Hahn

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    O. Roger Anderson

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    Wolf-Ernst Reif

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Cosgrove, D.J. (1987). Mechanical and Hydraulic Aspects of Plant Cell Growth. In: Bereiter-Hahn, J., Anderson, O.R., Reif, WE. (eds) Cytomechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72863-1_14

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