2011/07/01 by Yusuke Onoda, Niels P. R. Anten · 1 citation
Engineering · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Tree Root and Stability Studies #Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies #Plant Molecular Biology Research #Biology #Petiole (insect anatomy) #Microclimate #Focus (optics) #Wind speed #Wind direction #Botany #Ecology #Meteorology
paper · pdf · doi:10.4161/psb.6.7.15635
openalex publication_date 2011/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Understanding plant response to wind is complicated as this factor entails not only mechanical stress but also affects leaf microclimate. In a recent study, we found that plant responses to mechanical stress (MS) may be different and even in the opposite direction to those of wind. MS-treated Plantago major plants produced thinner more elongated leaves while those in wind did the opposite. The latter can be associated with the drying effect of wind as is further supported by data on petiole anatomy presented here. These results indicate that plant responses to wind will depend on the extent of water stress. It should also be recognized that the responses to wind may differ between different parts of a plant and between plant species. Physiological research on wind responses should thus focus on the signal sensing and transduction of both the mechanical and drought signals associated with wind, and consider both plant size and architecture.