Plant Phenolic Compounds Controlling Leaf Movement

Plant Phenolic Compounds Controlling Leaf Movement 

It was Charles Darwin, well known for his theory of evolution, who established the science of plant movement and enthusiastically studied plant movement in his later years. In 1880, Darwin published a seminal book entitled The Power of Movement in Plants (Darwin, 1880), based on experiments performed on more than 300 different kinds of plants, including nyctinastic species. This classic book is still cited in relevant papers today. However, despite the advances that have been made in the interim, it has proven 

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