Lignified and nonlignified fiber cables in the lacunae of Typha angustifolia

Allan Witztum; Randy Wayne

doi:10.1007/s00709-015-0912-4

Lignified and nonlignified fiber cables in the lacunae of Typha angustifolia

Allan Witztum, Randy Wayne

Department of Life Sciences

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Abstract

The leaves of Typha are noteworthy in terms of their mechanical properties. We determined the mechanical properties of the fiber cables within the leaf. We found that in vegetative plants, the lignified fiber cables isolated from the leaf sheath and nonlignified fiber cables isolated from the leaf blade of Typha angustifolia differ in their diameter, swelling capacity, Young’s modulus, tensile strength, and break load. These differing properties are related to their contributions to stability in the two regions of the leaf.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1589-1592
Number of pages	4
Journal	Protoplasma
Volume	253
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-015-0912-4
State	Published - 1 Nov 2016

Keywords

Biomechanics
Cattails
Fiber cables
Lignin
Typha

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Plant Science
Cell Biology

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Lignified and nonlignified fiber cables in the lacunae of Typha angustifolia

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