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Modelling Plant Cell Growth

Liu, J.; Moore, S.; Lindsey, K.

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S. Moore



Abstract

Plants are sessile organisms and they must adapt their growth to a changing environment. Understanding plant growth requires to study the interplay of turgor, cellular hydrodynamics, mechanical properties of cell walls and addition of materials to cell walls, as well as the actions of phytohormones. Mathematical modelling is a useful tool for tackling the complexity in plant growth. The scope of this article is to discuss the fundamental aspects of modelling plant cell growth. In order for a plant cell to grow, the cell wall must expand, water must enter the cell and turgor pressure must be able to provide mechanical support. During cell growth, the relative change in the water volume and the relative change in cell wall chamber volume are approximately equal. Mathematical equations for modelling plant cell growth are described to establish how cell volume and turgor can be calculated. Mathematical equations for ion transport are introduced to establish how osmotic pressure can be calculated. Combination of those equations formulates a method for modelling plant cell growth. Modelling of auxin dynamics, which play a key role in controlling cell expansion, is also described. One of the future challenges is to model the interplay between plant growth and auxin dynamics.

Citation

Liu, J., Moore, S., & Lindsey, K. (2017). Modelling Plant Cell Growth. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0020107.pub2

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 3, 2017
Online Publication Date Nov 15, 2017
Publication Date Nov 15, 2017
Deposit Date Oct 12, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal eLS.
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Pages 1-7
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0020107.pub2

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Liu, J., Moore, S. & Lindsey, K. (2017). Modelling Plant Cell Growth. eLS, 1-7, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0020107.pub2. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.





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