Asymmetric drop coalescence launches fungal ballistospores with directionality
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Asymmetric drop coalescence launches fungal ballistospores with directionality.
Thousands of fungal species use surface energy to power the launch of their ballistospores. The surface energy is released when a spherical Buller's drop at the spore's hilar appendix merges with a flattened drop on the adaxial side of the spore. The launching mechanism is primarily understood in terms of energetic models, and crucial features such as launching directionality are unexplained. I...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Royal Society Interface
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1742-5689,1742-5662
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0083