Yves Couder: Putting mechanics back into the shoot apical meristem

Abstract

In 2008, we published an article proposing that the microtubular cytoskeleton in plants use maximal tensile stress directions to guide organ growth []. Yves Couder was instrumental in that project. Here are some memories and prospects from this collaborative and interdisciplinary endeavor.

Keywords

• Morphogenesis
• Mechanical stress
• Microtubules
• Interdisciplinary research
• Plant development