The vortex is ubiquitous in nature, spanning from the galaxy, ocean flow, to phyllotaxis. In electromagnetic wave, the vortex can be found in spiral wavefront profiles, representing the orbital ...

The regular arrangement of leaves around a plant's stem, called phyllotaxis, has for centuries attracted the attention of philosophers, mathematicians and natural scientists; however, to date, studies ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Using the plant model Arabidopsis, the relationship between day length, the size of the shoot apical meristem, and the robustness of ...

Next time you go outside, take a minute to look at your local leaf arrangements. You’ll probably notice a few different patterns. In basil plants, each leaf is about 90 degrees — a quarter-turn — from ...

Bolle's phyllotactic theory is enhanced here in the light of recent works which underline the importance of vascular organization in the determination of phyllotactic patterns. It is emphasized that ...