Mimosa pudica: Experiment of light stimulation on plant movement

A native weed to Central and South America, Mimosa pudica commonly known as the “sensitive plant” can be found almost worldwide. In some countries such as Australia, this species is considered invasive. Across Singapore, they thrive in large open fields. Mimosa pudica display a unique defence mechan...

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Main Author: Bjorn, Chong Jin
Other Authors: Li Hua
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Language:English
Published: 2016
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-685882023-03-04T19:13:31Z Mimosa pudica: Experiment of light stimulation on plant movement Bjorn, Chong Jin Li Hua School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering DRNTU::Engineering A native weed to Central and South America, Mimosa pudica commonly known as the “sensitive plant” can be found almost worldwide. In some countries such as Australia, this species is considered invasive. Across Singapore, they thrive in large open fields. Mimosa pudica display a unique defence mechanism for protection from animals and insects, where upon introduction of environmental stimuli, its leaves close and petiole hang down. This movement is known as seismonastic movement. Environmental stimuli can be in the form of heat, electrical, mechanical or/and light. This has spurred many studies and research to further understand the movement of Mimosa pudica. This study focuses on the reaction time of Mimosa pudica with various colored light stimuli. By applying different light stimulations, this project attempts to understand the point of fatigue and recovery time of Mimosa pudica. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2016-05-27T07:13:27Z 2016-05-27T07:13:27Z 2016 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68588 en Nanyang Technological University 86 p. application/pdf
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Bjorn, Chong Jin
Mimosa pudica: Experiment of light stimulation on plant movement
description A native weed to Central and South America, Mimosa pudica commonly known as the “sensitive plant” can be found almost worldwide. In some countries such as Australia, this species is considered invasive. Across Singapore, they thrive in large open fields. Mimosa pudica display a unique defence mechanism for protection from animals and insects, where upon introduction of environmental stimuli, its leaves close and petiole hang down. This movement is known as seismonastic movement. Environmental stimuli can be in the form of heat, electrical, mechanical or/and light. This has spurred many studies and research to further understand the movement of Mimosa pudica. This study focuses on the reaction time of Mimosa pudica with various colored light stimuli. By applying different light stimulations, this project attempts to understand the point of fatigue and recovery time of Mimosa pudica.
author2 Li Hua
author_facet Li Hua
Bjorn, Chong Jin
format Final Year Project
author Bjorn, Chong Jin
author_sort Bjorn, Chong Jin
title Mimosa pudica: Experiment of light stimulation on plant movement
title_short Mimosa pudica: Experiment of light stimulation on plant movement
title_full Mimosa pudica: Experiment of light stimulation on plant movement
title_fullStr Mimosa pudica: Experiment of light stimulation on plant movement
title_full_unstemmed Mimosa pudica: Experiment of light stimulation on plant movement
title_sort mimosa pudica: experiment of light stimulation on plant movement
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