Abstract
The distribution of curvature and of bending speed along the cell's growing region are studied during steady state phototropic bending. At the start, elemental bending speed parallels the known axial distribution of growth rate. Hence regional phototropic sensitivity is initially determined by the local growth rate, and unilateral visible light acts proportionally at all levels of the growth zone. In the later course of bending, the bending speed distribution shifts downward instead of progressing upward in step with the cell's elongation. Furthermore, during phototropic inversion reversed bending begins high in the growth zone and progresses downward while normal bending continues below. These spatial and temporal changes in the distribution of differential growth are considered to be due to a fixed rate of supply of material used in growth that is transported from lower regions of the cell and asymmetrically distributed within the growth zone.
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