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Oliver E Jensen1, John A Fozard2
1School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; and Oliver.Jensen@manchester.ac.uk.
Abstract:
Plant growth occurs through the coordinated expansion of tightly adherent cells, driven by regulated softening of cell walls. It is an intrinsically multiscale process, with the integrated properties of multiple cell walls shaping the whole tissue. Multiscale models encode physical relationships to bring new understanding to plant physiology and development.
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