Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "ballistospores"

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    • Surface Tension Propulsion of Fungal Spores 

      Noblin, Xavier; Yang, Sylvia; Dumais, Jacques (Company of Biologists, 2009)
      Most basidiomycete fungi actively eject their spores. The process begins with the condensation of a water droplet at the base of the spore. The fusion of the droplet onto the spore creates a momentum that propels the spore ...