MadSci Network: Botany
Query:

Re: What is geotropism and what is its effect on plants?

Date: Mon Nov 6 20:17:51 2000
Posted By: David Hershey, Faculty, Botany, NA
Area of science: Botany
ID: 973550769.Bt
Message:

Part of the reason why you have not been able to find geotropism websites may 
be that geotropism is an obsolete term. The preferred term is now gravitropism 
and there are several websites devoted to gravitropism. It is an important 
plant response on Earth and it is of great concern for growing  plants in the 
space station, where gravity is lacking.
 
References:


The Gravitropism Database


Gravitropism


Wisconsin Fast Plants Gravitropism Experiment







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