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OverviewPlants offer some of the most elegant applications of soft matter principles in Nature. Understanding the interplay between chemistry, physics, biology, and fluid mechanics is critical to forecast plant behaviour, which is necessary for agriculture and disease management. It also provides inspiration for novel engineering applications. Starting with fundamental concepts around plant biology, physics of soft matter and viscous fluids, readers of this book will be given a cross-disciplinary and expert grounding to the field. The book covers local scale aspects, such as cell and tissue mechanics, to regional scale matters covering movement, tropism, roots, through to global scale topics around fluid transport. Focussed chapters on water stress, networks, and biomimetics provide the user with a concise and complete introduction. Edited by internationally recognised leading experts in this field with contributions from key investigators worldwide, this book is the first introduction to the subject matter and will be suitable for both physical and life science readers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kaare Jensen (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark) , Yoël Forterre (CNRS Aix-Marseille University, France)Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry Imprint: Royal Society of Chemistry Volume: Volume 15 Weight: 0.556kg ISBN: 9781788017244ISBN 10: 1788017242 Pages: 258 Publication Date: 09 September 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsBasic Soft Matter for Plants; Fluid-structure Interactions Inplant Vascular Flows; Theoretical Tools and Concepts for Modelling Growing Plant Tissues; Negative Pressure and Cavitation Dynamics in Plant-like Structures; Root–Soil Interaction; Invasive Processes in the Life Cycle of Plants and Fungi; Hygroresponsive Movements of Plants and Soft ActuatorsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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