Active shape control by plants in dynamic environments

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Beitragende

  • Hadrien Oliveri - , University of Oxford, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Zentrum für Systembiologie Dresden (CSBD), Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Derek E. Moulton - , University of Oxford (Autor:in)
  • Heather A. Harrington - , University of Oxford, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Zentrum für Systembiologie Dresden (CSBD), Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Alain Goriely - , University of Oxford (Autor:in)

Abstract

Plants are a paradigm for active shape control in response to stimuli. For instance, it is well known that a tilted plant will eventually straighten vertically, demonstrating the influence of both an external stimulus, gravity, and an internal stimulus, proprioception. These effects can be modulated when a potted plant is additionally rotated along the plant's axis, as in a rotating clinostat, leading to intricate shapes. We use a previously derived rod model to study the response of a growing plant and the joint effects of both stimuli at all rotation speeds. In the absence of rotation, we identify a universal planar shape towards which all shoots eventually converge. With rotation, we demonstrate the existence of a stable family of three-dimensional dynamic equilibria where the plant axis is fixed in space. Further, the effect of axial growth is to induce steady behaviors, such as solitary waves. Overall, this study offers insight into the complex out-of-equilibrium dynamics of a plant in three dimensions and further establishes that internal stimuli in active materials are key for robust shape control.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer014405
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review E
Jahrgang110
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juli 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 39160906