Mimosa pudica : experiment of thermal stimulation of plant movements

• Main Author: Ting, Hui Ying
• Other Authors: Li Hua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68215
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mimosa pudica, which is also known as sensitive plant or touch-me-not plant, got its name due to the closing of the leaves when in contact with external stimulation and reopening after some time. Not only that, the leaves will close at night and open in the days. These mechanisms have caught researc...