Squirting cucumber seeds go ballistic

A mechanics study reveals how the gourd uses fluid pressure and subtle shape changes in the days before ejection to maximize the dispersal of its offspring.

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Physics Today
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2024-12-06
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https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.utnw.jcqn
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Plant Molecular Biology Research
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Squirting cucumber seeds go ballistic

Laura Fattaruso
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Squirting cucumber seeds go ballistic

Laura Fattaruso
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Abstract

A mechanics study reveals how the gourd uses fluid pressure and subtle shape changes in the days before ejection to maximize the dispersal of its offspring.

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