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Gabriella Mosca1, Ryan C Eng2, Milad Adibi2

  • 1Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829 Köln, Germany; Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching b. Munich, Germany.

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|February 15, 2024
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Summary

Explosive seed dispersal in Cardamine hirsuta is powered by tension from actively growing fruit cells. Microtubule reorientation and cell wall structure enable this remarkable plant mechanism.

Keywords:
cellulose microfibrilscortical microtubulesexplosive seed dispersalmulti-layer modelplant cell growth

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