Plant BiologybioRxiv
An automated confocal micro-extensometer enables in vivo quantification of mechanical properties with cellular resolution.
S. Robinson, M. Huflejt, P. Barbier de Reuille…·C. Kuhlemeier
The paper introduces an automated confocal micro-extensometer (ACME) to measure mechanical properties in live plant tissue with cellular resolution, demonstrating its use in studying gibberellic acid-induced mechanical gradients in Arabidopsis hypocotyls.
DOI 10.1105/tpc.17.00753