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. 1978 Feb;61(2):209–212. doi: 10.1104/pp.61.2.209

Model for Short Term Movements in Stapelia variegata Linn 1

Martin D Fox 1, LeRoy G Puffer 1
PMCID: PMC1091833  PMID: 16660261

Abstract

Recently it was demonstrated that holographic interferometry could be used to quantify minute displacements of a mature Stapelia variegata Linn. The previously unobtainable measurements revealed that the short term response of the stapelia was regular enough so that the dynamics could be evaluated through the use of a highly damped mass, spring, dashpot model. Such a model is derived explicitly and the relationship between movements of the entire plant and the dynamics of individual cells or groups of cells is shown.

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  1. Fox M. D., Puffer L. G. Holographic interferometric measurement of motions in mature plants. Plant Physiol. 1977 Jul;60(1):30–33. doi: 10.1104/pp.60.1.30. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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