• Title of article

    Magnetoreception: an unavoidable step for plant evolution?

  • Author/Authors

    Occhipinti، نويسنده , , Andrea and De Santis، نويسنده , , Angelo and Maffei، نويسنده , , Massimo E.، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    4
  • Abstract
    The geomagnetic field (GMF) is steadily acting on living systems, and influences many biological processes. In animals, the mechanistic origin of the GMF effect has been clarified and cryptochrome has been suggested as a chemical magnetoreceptor. Here we propose a possible role for the GMF variations in plant evolution.
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2004998