A novel method of measuring leaf epidermis and mesophyll stiffness shows the ubiquitous nature of the sandwich structure of leaf laminas in broad-leaved angiosperm species

Plant biomechanics and mechanobiology are convergent paths to flourishing interdisciplinary research

(2013) B. Moulia   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

On the role of stress anisotropy in the growth of stems

(2013) Tobias I. Baskin et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

How do leaf veins influence the worldwide leaf economic spectrum? Review and synthesis

(2013) Lawren Sack et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Integrative biomechanics for tree ecology: beyond wood density and strength

(2013) M. Fournier et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Wind and gravity mechanical effects on leaf inclination angles

(2013) Loïc Tadrist et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

The importance of leaf cuticle for carbon economy and 
mechanical strength

(2012) Yusuke Onoda et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties

(2011) Yusuke Onoda et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Tissue-level leaf toughness, but not lamina thickness, predicts sapling leaf lifespan and shade tolerance of tropical tree species

(2010) Kaoru Kitajima et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

How a Plant Builds Leaves

(2010) Siobhan A. Braybrook et al.   PLANT CELL

Leaf Functional Anatomy in Relation to Photosynthesis

(2010) I. Terashima et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III

(2009)   BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Causes and consequences of variation in leaf mass per area (LMA): a meta-analysis

(2009) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Effects of Light and Nutrient Availability on Leaf Mechanical Properties of Plantago major: A Conceptual Approach

(2008) Y. Onoda et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Tissue tension and axial growth of cylindrical structures in plants and elastic tissues

(2008) R. Vandiver et al.   EPL