The Five Characteristics of Growth Movements
In plant biology, ‘Responsive Growth Movements’ is referred as two distinguished classifications: autonomous and induced movements. Autonomous movement does not have detectable external cause while induced movement is triggered by an external stimulus. Induced movement is further grouped into nastic response and tactic movement. Movements, no matter how insignificant, will consume energy. J. v. SACHS writes:
The chemical processes and the molecular movements that make up the life of both plants and animals take place only as long as the free oxygen of the atmosphere can enter them. If the supply of this gas is interrupted, then the inner movements that cause growth stop, the current of the protoplasm “ the most obvious expression of life “ ceases, the periodic movements of leaves and flower parts end, and the organs usually stimulated by vibration loose their sensitivity.
By observing 450 million years of plants’ growth strategy played out against ever-changing ecosystem, you’ll discover the art of strategic organic growth. This journey is your invitation to learn the organic growth mastery that will help you to learn how to start, react, adapt, differentiate and grow faster. Sun Tzu, a famous Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher, said:
The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one’s deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. These are: 1) The Moral Law; 2) Heaven; 3) Earth; 4) The Commander; 5) Method and discipline.
The art of growth is also of vital importance to the startups. It is also a matter of life and death, a road either to success or to failure. The art of growth is governed by five characteristics of Growth Movements. These are:
- Gravitropic movements
- Shared intelligence
- Differential growth
- Darwinistic adaptation
- Unity or diversity of mechanisms.