Y. Meroz

The growth-driven penetration strategy of plant roots is mechanically more efficient than pushing

This study compares the mechanical efficiency of root growth and push-driven penetration strategies in Arabidopsis thaliana roots using experiments and simulations.

On the mechanical origins of waving, coiling and skewing in Arabidopsis thaliana roots

This paper develops a theoretical and numerical framework to simulate and explain mechanical growth patterns in Arabidopsis thaliana roots on inclined surfaces.

A quantitative model for spatio-temporal dynamics of root gravitropism

The paper develops a mathematical model of root gravitropism in Arabidopsis thaliana that quantitatively matches experimental dynamics and identifies proprioception as essential for root behavior.

Plants sum and subtract stimuli over different timescales

This study shows wheat coleoptiles integrate and compare stimuli over different timescales, revealing computational processes in plant responses.

Noisy circumnutations facilitate self-organized shade avoidance in sunflowers

The study highlights noisy circumnutations as a strategy plants use for optimizing growth in crowded conditions.

A general 3D model for growth dynamics of sensory-growth systems: from plants to robotics

This paper develops a general 3D mathematical model to simulate growth dynamics in sensory-growth systems, applicable to both plants and robotics.

A Framework for Collective Behavior in Plant Inspired Growth-Driven Systems, Based on Kinematics of Allotropism

This paper introduces a theoretical framework for growth-driven collective behavior inspired by plant tropisms, analyzing dynamics of single and interacting organs.

Spatiotemporal Integration in Plant Tropisms

This study develops a mathematical model to explain how plant shoots integrate temporal history of light and gravity stimuli to guide growth.