Pectin is a heteropolysaccharide abundant in the cell wall of plants and is obtained mainly
from fruit (citrus and apple), thus its properties are particularly prone to changes occurring …

Background The mechanical properties of parenchyma cell walls and the strength and
extension of adhesion areas between adjacent cells, jointly with cell turgor, are main …

Pavement cells form wavy interlocking patterns in the leaf epidermis of many plants. We use
computational mechanics to simulate the morphogenetic process based on microtubule …

On-going climate change is increasing the risk of drought stress across large areas
worldwide. Such drought events decrease ecosystem productivity and have been …

Rhizosheaths function in plant− soil interactions, and are proposed to form due to a mix of
soil particle entanglement in root hairs and the action of adhesive root exudates. The soil …

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The dynamics of cell wall polysaccharides may modulate the cell wall mechanics and thus
control the expansion growth of plant cells. The unique composition of type II primary cell …

In plants, the phloem distributes photosynthetic products for metabolism and storage over
long distances. It relies on specialized cells, the sieve elements, which are enucleated and …

The diluted alkali-soluble fraction of the cell wall pectic matrix extracted with sodium
carbonate (DASP) from apple fruit (M. domestica cv. Golden Delicious) was subjected to …

Plant cell walls are highly complex structures composed of diverse classes of
polysaccharides, proteoglycans, and polyphenolics, which have numerous roles throughout …