Review: Wind impacts on plant growth, mechanics and damage
MOULIA, Bruno
Laboratoire de Physique et Physiologie Intégratives de l'Arbre Fruitier et Forestier [PIAF]
Laboratoire de Physique et Physiologie Intégratives de l'Arbre Fruitier et Forestier [PIAF]
MOULIA, Bruno
Laboratoire de Physique et Physiologie Intégratives de l'Arbre Fruitier et Forestier [PIAF]
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Laboratoire de Physique et Physiologie Intégratives de l'Arbre Fruitier et Forestier [PIAF]
Language
en
Article de revue
This item was published in
Plant Science. 2016, vol. 245, p. 94-118
Elsevier
English Abstract
Land plants have adapted to survive under a range of wind climates and this involve changes in chemical composition, physical structure and morphology at all scales from the cell to the whole plant. Under strong winds ...Read more >
Land plants have adapted to survive under a range of wind climates and this involve changes in chemical composition, physical structure and morphology at all scales from the cell to the whole plant. Under strong winds plants can re-orientate themselves, reconfigure their canopies, or shed needles, leaves and branches in order to reduce the drag. If the wind is too strong the plants oscillate until the roots or stem fail. The mechanisms of root and stem failure are very similar in different plants although the exact details of the failure may be different. Cereals and other herbaceous crops can often recover after wind damage and even woody plants can partially recovery if there is sufficient access to water and nutrients. Wind damage can have major economic impacts on crops, forests and urban trees. This can be reduced by management that is sensitive to the local site and climatic conditions and accounts for the ability of plants to acclimate to their local wind climate. Wind is also a major disturbance in many plant ecosystems and can play a crucial role in plant regeneration and the change of successional stage.Read less <
English Keywords
wind
dynamic loading
plant mechanics
plant adaptation
plant acclimation
thigmomorphogenesis
wind damage
ecological disturbance
Origin
Hal imported