Alfalfa
Wuping Zhang, Guofang Wang, Jiwan Han, Fuzhong Li, Qian Zhang and John Doonan (Shanxi Agricultural University and Aberystwyth University)
Overview
| Model category | FSPM |
|---|---|
| Plant part | Whole_plant |
| Scale | Organs, Whole_plant, Field |
| Licence | upon_request |
| Operating system | NA |
| Programming language | No-language-identified |
| Format of model inputs and outputs | NA |
| Species studied | Alfalfa |
| Execution environment | NA |
Scientific article
A functional-structural model for alfalfa that accurately integrates shoot and root growth and developmentWuping Zhang,Guofang Wang,Jiwan Han,Fuzhong Li,Qian Zhang and John DoonanProceedings - 2018 6th International Symposium on Plant Growth Modeling,Simulation,Visualization and Applications,PMA, 2019 View paper
Model description
The alfalfa model quantifies the organogenesis, structural dynamics, biomass production and allocation for alfalfa with shoots and roots. The biomass produced by the photosynthetic organs using the Gaussian integration method is allocated to each organ in terms of relative demand and its kinetical process expressed by uniformization expansion rate. The geometry magnitude of each organ is calculated by the allometric relationships among dry biomass and geometry for each type organ over time. This model mimics plant growth and development from structure and function.
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