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Directional plant growth responses induced by touch are termed
thigmotropisms. A google.com search on thigmotropism will turn up some
good introductory websites.

The New Phytologist has a 2005 review on plant touch (thigmo-)
responses.

Braam, J. 2005. In touch: Plant responses to mechanical stimuli. New
Phytologist 165: 373-389.

It is available for free online:
http://bioc.rice.edu/~braam/pubs/New...m%20cop y.pdf

Darwin's work on plant thigmo- responses is in the books The Power of
Movement in Plants and Insectivorous Plants. They are both available
for free online.


David R. Hershey