Mimosa pudica : experiment on light stimulation of plant movements

• Main Author: Lai, Zi Yu
• Other Authors: Li Hua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64084
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mimosa Pudica – the sensitive plant – has been studied since the 18th century when French Geophysicist M. De Mairan was trying to understand the circadian motions of the plant. Over the years, researchers have tried to understand the different behaviours displayed by the plant. Studies ranging from...