A mathematical model of the diffuse growth of the primary wall of plant cells

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  • Roberto Suárez-Antola Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería. Montevideo, Uruguay

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https://doi.org/10.32480/rscp.2018-23-1.13-34

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mathematical models, diffuse plant cell growth, Lockhart model, augmented growth equation, mechanical models of primary cell wall, orthotropy and plasticity of cellular wall

Abstract

A mathematical model is constructed to study the diffuse axial and radial growth of the primary wall of plant cells. Analytical formulas are obtained for Erickson's anisotropy quotient of growth and for the parameters of the Ortega ?s augmented equation, as a function of the parameters of the new model. A non-linear constitutive relationship is introduced in the Lockhart model and some aspects of the axial growth model thus generalized are considered.

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A mathematical model of the diffuse growth of the primary wall of plant cells. Rev. Soc. cient. Py. [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 13 [cited 2025 Sep. 24];23(1):13-34. Available from: https://sociedadcientifica.org.py/ojs/index.php/rscpy/article/view/33

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