Plant BiologybioRxiv
Anisotropic growth is achieved through the additive mechanical effect of material anisotropy and elastic asymmetry
F. Bou Daher, Y. Chen, B. Bozorg…·S. A. Braybrook
This study shows that anisotropic growth in Arabidopsis hypocotyls results from the combined mechanical effects of cellulose orientation and pectin-based elastic asymmetry.
DOI 10.7554/elife.38161