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Nastic Movements Detailed

Nastic movements in plants are non-directional responses to stimuli such as light, temperature, touch, or humidity, categorized into turgor-based (fast and reversible) and growth-based (slow and irreversible) movements. Turgor movements involve changes in turgor pressure in motor cells, while growth movements result from unequal growth on opposite sides of plant organs. Examples include Mimosa for turgor movements and Ricinus for growth movements.

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Nastic Movements Detailed

Nastic movements in plants are non-directional responses to stimuli such as light, temperature, touch, or humidity, categorized into turgor-based (fast and reversible) and growth-based (slow and irreversible) movements. Turgor movements involve changes in turgor pressure in motor cells, while growth movements result from unequal growth on opposite sides of plant organs. Examples include Mimosa for turgor movements and Ricinus for growth movements.

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Nastic Movements in Plants — Detailed Notes

Nastic movements are non-directional responses of plant organs to stimuli such as light,
temperature, touch, or humidity. They occur either due to changes in turgor pressure or
unequal growth of tissues.

Types of Nastic Movements


Nastic movements are divided into two main types based on the cause of movement:

Type Cause Speed Example

Turgor Nastic Change in turgor Fast and reversible Mimosa, Cassia,


Movements pressure in motor Tulip
cells (pulvinus)

Growth Nastic Unequal growth on Slow and Epinasty, Hyponasty


Movements opposite sides irreversible

Pulvinus
The pulvinus is a swollen joint-like structure found at the base of a leaf or leaflet. It contains
motor cells that can gain or lose water, causing bending or folding of the leaf. When turgor
pressure in the lower cells increases, the leaf rises; when it decreases, the leaf droops. This
is responsible for turgor-based nastic movements.

A. Turgor-Based Nastic Movements


Type Stimulus Mechanism Example

Seismonasty / Touch or shock Turgor loss in Mimosa pudica


Thigmonasty pulvinus

Nyctinasty Light/dark cycle Turgor change Cassia, Albizia


(circadian rhythm)

Photonasty Light intensity Turgor change Oxalis, Tulip

Thermonasty Temperature Turgor change Tulip, Crocus,


Daffodil

Hydronasty Humidity Turgor change Ferns, Mosses

Haptonasty Touch (in Turgor change Drosera, Dionaea


insectivorous (Venus flytrap)
plants)
B. Growth-Based Nastic Movements
Type Stimulus Mechanism Example

Epinasty Internal growth Faster growth of Ricinus, Cucurbita


difference upper surface →
bending downwards

Hyponasty Internal growth Faster growth of Banana, Water


difference lower surface → plants
bending upwards

Heptonasty Contact stimulus Unequal growth of Drosera (sundew)


cells

Classification Summary

NASTIC MOVEMENTS (Non-directional)


│
├── A. Turgor-based (fast, reversible)
│ ├─ Seismonasty / Thigmonasty (touch)
│ ├─ Nyctinasty (day/night)
│ ├─ Photonasty (light)
│ ├─ Thermonasty (temperature)
│ ├─ Hydronasty (humidity)
│ └─ Haptonasty (in insectivorous plants)
│
└── B. Growth-based (slow, irreversible)
├─ Epinasty (upper side grows more → bends downward)
├─ Hyponasty (lower side grows more → bends upward)
└─ Heptonasty (growth due to contact)

Difference between Turgor and Growth Nastic


Feature Turgor Nastic Growth Nastic

Cause Change in turgor pressure Unequal growth on


(pulvinus) opposite sides

Speed Fast and reversible Slow and irreversible

Organ involved Pulvinus or motor cells Growing regions

Examples Seismonasty, Nyctinasty, Epinasty, Hyponasty,


Photonasty Heptonasty

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