Mimosa Pudica: experiment of mechanical stimulation of plant movements

• Main Author: Chia, Kelvin Kai Xiang
• Other Authors: Li Hua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63654
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mimosa pudica is a very common plant found in many tropical countries, and is best known for its reaction to touch by closing its leaves. Due to this feature which is rather unique in the plant kingdom, many researches and experiments have been carried out to understand and hypothesize on its mechan...