Plants produce organs of various shapes and sizes. While much has been learned about
genetic regulation of organogenesis, the integration of mechanics in the process is also …

BACKGROUND Plants constantly experience fluctuating internal and external mechanical
cues, ranging from nanoscale deformation of wall components, cell growth variability …

Secondary xylem and phloem originate from a lateral meristem called the vascular cambium
that consists of one to several layers of meristematic cells. Recent lineage tracing studies …

Morphogenesis is a highly controlled biological process that is crucial for organisms to
develop cells and organs of a particular shape. Plants have the remarkable ability to adapt …

Stem bending in trees induces flexure wood but its properties and development are poorly
understood. Here, we investigated the effects of low‐intensity multidirectional stem flexing …

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 …

How multiple growth programs coordinate during development is a fundamental question in
biology. During plant stem development, radial growth is continuously adjusted in response …

Shoot morphogenetic plasticity is crucial to the adaptation of plants to their fluctuating
environments. Major insights into shoot morphogenesis have been compiled studying …

Quantitative plant biology is an interdisciplinary field that builds on a long history of
biomathematics and biophysics. Today, thanks to high spatiotemporal resolution tools and …

In plants, coordinated growth is important for organ mechanical integrity because cells
remain contiguous through their walls. So far, defects in inflorescence stem integrity in …