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ArticleScientific reports2020

The dynamics of plant nutation.

Vicente Raja, Paula L Silva, Roghaieh Holghoomi, Paco Calvo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Vicente RajaRotman Institute of Philosophy, Western University, London, Canada. vgalian@uwo.ca.
Paula L SilvaDepartment of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA.
Roghaieh HolghoomiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Paco CalvoMinimal Intelligence Lab, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article we advance a cutting-edge methodology for the study of the dynamics of plant movements of nutation. Our approach, unlike customary kinematic analyses of shape, period, or amplitude, is based on three typical signatures of adaptively controlled processes and motions, as reported in the biological and behavioral dynamics literature: harmonicity, predictability, and complexity. We illustrate the application of a dynamical methodology to the bending movements of shoots of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in two conditions: with and without a support to climb onto. The results herewith reported support the hypothesis that patterns of nutation are influenced by the presence of a support to climb in their vicinity. The methodology is in principle applicable to a whole range of plant movements.

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Models, BiologicalAdaptation, PhysiologicalBiomechanical PhenomenaMovementPhaseolusPlant ShootsTime-Lapse Imaging

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PMID33173160
PMCPMC7655864

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