Mimosa pudica : modelling light stimulation of plant movements

• Main Author: Amirah Kalyisah Zalzuli
• Other Authors: Li Hua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63975
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mimosa pudica is a weed which is a common sight at open fields in Singapore, especially in grass that is not cut periodically. It displays a distinct defensive characteristic in which the leaves of the Mimosa pudica fold and droop low upon introducing external stimulations – heat, mechanical and lig...