<s>
In	O
biology	O
,	O
electrotropism	B-Algorithm
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
galvanotropism	B-Algorithm
,	O
is	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
tropism	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
growth	O
or	O
migration	O
of	O
an	O
organism	O
,	O
usually	O
a	O
cell	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
an	O
exogenous	O
electric	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
types	O
of	O
cells	O
such	O
as	O
nerve	O
cells	O
,	O
muscle	O
cells	O
,	O
fibroblasts	O
,	O
epithelial	O
cells	O
,	O
green	O
algae	O
,	O
spores	B-Application
,	O
and	O
pollen	O
tubes	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
already	O
reported	O
to	O
respond	O
by	O
either	O
growing	O
or	O
migrating	O
in	O
a	O
preferential	O
direction	O
when	O
exposed	O
to	O
an	O
electric	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electrotropism	B-Algorithm
is	O
known	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
growth	O
in	O
cells	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
tissues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pollen	O
tube	O
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
understanding	O
of	O
electrotropism	B-Algorithm
and	O
plant	O
cell	O
behavior	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
in	O
plants	O
,	O
electrotropism	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
in	O
plant	O
defense	O
signaling	O
and	O
growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effects	O
of	O
electrotropism	B-Algorithm
on	O
plant	O
growth	O
can	O
be	O
witnessed	O
in	O
the	O
grape	O
“	O
Uslu	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
a	O
magnetic	O
field	O
may	O
have	O
similar	O
effects	O
on	O
plants	O
as	O
an	O
electric	O
field	O
used	O
in	O
electrotropism	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
mechanism	O
of	O
root	O
electrotropism	B-Algorithm
is	O
not	O
known	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
clear	O
that	O
different	O
root	O
regions	O
have	O
different	O
behaviors	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
electricity	O
.	O
</s>
