the pressure exerted on a plant cell wall by water passing into the cell by osmosis
Also called: hydrostatic pressure
Examples of 'turgor pressure' in a sentence
turgor pressure
This combined force generation mechanism may be sufficient to overcome turgor pressure.
Masaki Osawa, Harold P. Erickson 2018, 'Turgor Pressure and Possible Constriction Mechanisms in Bacterial Division', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00111/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, from minute 20 onwards, turgor pressure started to recover due to osmotic adjustment.
Atsushi Ogawa, Akira Yamauchi 2006, 'Root Osmotic Adjustment under Osmotic Stress in Maize Seedlings 1. Transient Changeof Growth and Water Relations in Roots in Response to Osmotic Stress', Plant Production Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.9.27. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hence, valuable information can be obtained about water content and turgor pressure.
Tomas Gómez Álvarez-Arenas, Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrin, Joao Ealo Cuello, Maria DoloresFariñas, Domingo Sancho-Knapik, David Alejandro Collazos Burbano, Jose Javier Peguero-Pina 2016, 'Ultrasonic Sensing of Plant Water Needs for Agriculture', Sensorshttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/7/1089. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Therefore, changes in cell turgor pressure may regulate water transport across plant cell membranes.
Yangmin X. Kim, Burkhard Stumpf, Jwakyung Sung, Sang Joon Lee 2018, 'The Relationship between Turgor Pressure Change and Cell Hydraulics of Midrib ParenchymaCells in the Leaves of Zea mays', Cellshttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/7/10/180. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Increasing salinity progressively reduced the leaf turgor pressure and enhanced the cellular osmotic adjustment.
Angelino G, Ascione S, Ruggiero C 2014, 'Growth and Water Relations of Sun-cured Tobacco Irrigated with Saline Water', Beiträge zur Tabakforschung Internationalhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/cttr.2003.20.issue-6/cttr-2013-0757/cttr-2013-0757.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We measured changes in weight loss, turgor pressure and visual quality during the cold storage period.
Ricardo Alfredo Kluge, Antônio Carlos Carvalho Antonini, Walter Geremias RodriguezRobles, João Tessarioli Neto, Angelo Pedro Jacomino, João Alexio Scarpare Filho 1999, 'Avaliação de cultivares de berinjela em armazenamento refrigerado Post-harvest qualityof eggplant cultivars in cold storage', Scientia Agricolahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90161999000500005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Then, the inside cytoplasmic membrane was blown out due to turgor pressure and the cytoplasmic materials inside leaked out.
Shi-Yin Shao, Yu-Gang Shi, Yu Wu, Li-Qing Bian, Yun-Jie Zhu, Xin-Ying Huang, YingPan, Lu-Yao Zeng, Run-Run Zhang 2018, 'Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Sucrose Monolaurate and Its Antibacterial Property andMode of Action against Four Pathogenic Bacteria', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/5/1118. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This allows the cell to maintain turgor pressure for a prolonged period of time during the dehydration process.
Andreas eHolzinger, Ulf eKarsten 2013, 'Desiccation stress and tolerance in green algae: Consequences for ultrastructure,physiological and molecular mechanisms', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00327/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An analytic analysis of our model demonstrates in which regime the average growth rate becomes uncorrelated from the turgor pressure.
Jens H Kroeger, Rabah Zerzour, Anja Geitmann 2011, 'Regulator or driving force? The role of turgor pressure in oscillatory plant cellgrowth.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3081820?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The bacterial cell wall preserves cell integrity in response to external insults and the internal turgor pressure.
Sónia Castanheira, Juan J. Cestero, Francisco García-del Portillo, M. Graciela Pucciarelli 2018, 'Two distinct penicillin binding proteins promote cell division in different Salmonellalifestyles', Microbial Cellhttp://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/two-distinct-penicillin-binding-proteins-promote-cell-division-in-different-salmonella-lifestyles/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)