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CRootBox: A functional-structural root model
Functional-structural plant (FSP) root models are increasingly used to investigate root-soil interactions. Schnepf et al. present CRootBox, a C++ based modelling framework for root
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DigR: a generic model and simulator of 3D root-system architecture
Several models of root system architecture exist in the literature but few of them are targeted at the organ level in response to environmental factors and
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Image-based dynamic quantification and 3D evaluation for canopy structure
Phenotypic analysis with high-throughput, high-accuracy and low-cost technologies has become widely accessible. Hui et al. reconstruct and evaluate 3D canopy of plant population
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Structural and functional responses of coffee trees to elevated [CO2]
Air [CO2] tends to increase due to climate changes, affecting plant growth. Field-grown Coffea arabica trees were grown under actual and elevated [CO2] for four
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Biomass allocation between lamina and petioles in a game of light competition in a dense annual plant stand
Plant architecture is important for light capture. In the field, plants compete with neighbours for light. In a competing system, game theory is needed to consider
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Silicon: the underappreciated plant nutrient
What nutrients do you consider to be important to a plant? What do plants need to be successful, to grow, photosynthesise, develop and defend themselves effectively
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Modelling the interaction between light competition and herbivore feeding patterns
Plants usually compete with neighbouring plants for resources such as light as well as defend themselves against herbivorous insects. This requires investment of limiting resources, resulting
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A network of phytomers in cotton
Within-plant spatial variability in the production and demand for assimilates may have major implications for the formation of fruits. Gu et al. propose an FSP
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A coupled phloem/xylem transport model
Transport of carbohydrates and water are essential aspects of plant functioning. This paper presents a novel approach for modelling these processes combining mathematical and computational methods.
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The race between wheat and Zymoseptoria tritici epidemics
Robert et al. explore how canopy growth, spatial organization, and leaf senescence impact epidemics of wheat Septoria tritici blotch (STB) caused by Zymoseptoria tritici. Strikingly, the
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A novel approach to verification and validation of functional–structural plant models
Functional-structural plant modelling is an established approach to realistically represent plant growth, but testing and documenting realism beyond visual comparisons is challenging. We used elements
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Modelling interaction dynamics between two foliar pathogens in wheat: a multi-scale approach
This study presents a new model combining two wheat fungal diseases, caused by Zymoseptoria tritici (septoria) and Puccinia triticina (brown rust), with a functional-structural plant