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Robotic Sensing and Stimuli Provision for Guided Plant Growth

Robotic Sensing and Stimuli Provision for Guided Plant Growth

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Remote control - cell and organ communication within plants

Barbara Köhler¹, Bernd Mueller-Roeber¹

¹University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Golm, Germany (tel +49 331 9772810; fax +49 331 9772512; emails bakoehl@rz.uni-potsdam.de orbmr@rz.uni-potsdam.de).

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leaf development molecular signalling nanoinfusion systemic signalling

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