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I'm sorry but what does lack of sunlight have to do with excess collenchyma  .

You do realize that plants do most of their actual growth in darkness, don't you?  Lack of sunlight means that this growth period is uninterrupted.  It also means that the plant is unable to conduct photosynthesis in order to make more food.  So, essentially you are causing uninterrupted growth in a starving the plant.  Sounds pretty stressful to me.

That isn't true. It depends on their carbon fixation method, not whether it is day or not (although for C3 plants it can  be an indirect effect). If the plant was growing interrupted AND starving in your scenario, making excess collenchyma would be the last thing it would do since it is so metabolically expensive.

That isn't true.

So plants don't photosynthesise anymore? Why didn't I get the memo?

making excess collenchyma would be the last thing it would do since it is so metabolically expensive.

It's also probably the only thing it can do to stop itself breaking in half and dying.

Quote from: Ichimaru Gin :] on May 30, 2010, 07:59:09 AM

That isn't true.

So plants don't photosynthesise anymore? Why didn't I get the memo?

It isn't true that all of them grow during the night only.

Quote from: Ichimaru Gin :] on May 30, 2010, 07:59:09 AM

making excess collenchyma would be the last thing it would do since it is so metabolically expensive.

It's also probably the only thing it can do to stop itself breaking in half and dying.

Food is more important to the plant and since it is starving, does not have food, then the excess collenchyma could not be grown.

That isn't true. It depends on their carbon fixation method, not whether it is day or not (although for C3 plants it can  be an indirect effect). If the plant was growing interrupted AND starving in your scenario, making excess collenchyma would be the last thing it would do since it is so metabolically expensive.

To be honest, I'm not that much up on plant metabolism.  My concern is more with the conditions under which the experiment was conducted and the lack of proper documentation.  

Quote from: Crustinator on May 30, 2010, 08:05:14 AM

Quote from: Ichimaru Gin :] on May 30, 2010, 07:59:09 AM

That isn't true.

So plants don't photosynthesise anymore? Why didn't I get the memo?

It isn't true that all of them grow during the night only.

That's not what I asked. Thanks for the random trivia though!

Quote from: flyingmonkey on May 30, 2010, 08:05:34 AM

Quote from: Ichimaru Gin :] on May 30, 2010, 07:59:09 AM

making excess collenchyma would be the last thing it would do since it is so metabolically expensive.

It's also probably the only thing it can do to stop itself breaking in half and dying.

Food is more important to the plant and since it is starving, does not have food, then the excess collenchyma could not be grown.

I'd rather starve a bit more, strengthen my body, and last another few days than wither and die.

You never know, those extra few days might bring the food I need.

I am a plant.

Quote from: flyingmonkey on May 30, 2010, 08:05:34 AM

Quote from: Ichimaru Gin :] on May 30, 2010, 07:59:09 AM

making excess collenchyma would be the last thing it would do since it is so metabolically expensive.

It's also probably the only thing it can do to stop itself breaking in half and dying.

Food is more important to the plant and since it is starving, does not have food, then the excess collenchyma could not be grown.

Wait, then how did it grow the collenchyma if it had no sunlight and was starving?  Even WITH mechanical stress, you're saying it shouldn't have grown anyway.