1998 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
The Mechanics of Trees and the Self-Optimization of Tree Shape
verfasst von : Prof. Dr. Claus Mattheck
Erschienen in: Design in Nature
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive
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There are more than just three growth regulators which have been described in detail [35, 37, 39]. The fact that only three of them are discussed here is because they are particularly important. We shall also soon see that the effects of apical dominance and phototropism may even involve mechanical disadvantages for the tree, but are nevertheless necessary for its survival.