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This work explores the various movements of plants, focusing on the concept of circumnutation, which is the circular or spiral movement of plant parts. It examines the movements of seedlings and mature plants, detailing how they respond to environmental stimuli such as light, gravity, and contact. The text discusses specific adaptations in climbing plants, sleep movements, and the sensitivity of different plant parts to external factors. Through a series of experiments and observations, it highlights the intricate mechanisms that govern plant growth and movement, emphasizing the importance of these movements for survival and adaptation.

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Title: The Power of Movement in Plants

Author: Charles Darwin

Sir Francis Darwin

Release date: May 1, 2004 [eBook #5605]
Most recently updated: September 11, 2022

Language: English

Credits: Sue Asscher

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THE POWER OF MOVEMENT IN PLANTS

By Charles Darwin

Assisted By Francis Darwin


CONTENTS

DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
THE MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF SEEDLING PLANTS.
CHAPTER II. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MOVEMENTS AND GROWTH OF SEEDLING PLANTS.
CHAPTER III. SENSITIVENESS OF THE APEX OF THE RADICLE TO CONTACT AND TO OTHER IRRITANTS.
CHAPTER IV. THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF THE SEVERAL PARTS OF MATURE PLANTS.
CHAPTER V. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: CLIMBING PLANTS; EPINASTIC AND HYPONASTIC MOVEMENTS.
CHAPTER VI. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: SLEEP OR NYCTITROPIC MOVEMENTS, THEIR USE: SLEEP OF COTYLEDONS.
CHAPTER VII. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: NYCTITROPIC OR SLEEP MOVEMENTS OF LEAVES.
CHAPTER VIII. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: MOVEMENTS EXCITED BY LIGHT.
CHAPTER IX. SENSITIVENESS OF PLANTS TO LIGHT: ITS TRANSMITTED EFFECTS.
CHAPTER X. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: MOVEMENTS EXCITED BY GRAVITATION.
CHAPTER XI. LOCALISED SENSITIVENESS TO GRAVITATION, AND ITS TRANSMITTED EFFECTS.
CHAPTER XII. CONCLUDING REMARKS.
INDEX