botanyoneIn many scenarios, water availability plays a determinant role in plant growth. Current functional-structural plant models (FSPs) mainly focus on plant-carbon relations and largely disregard the importance of plant-water relations.
Coussement et al. adapted an existing water-flow and a storage model was made was for integration into FSPs. It applies explanatory concepts of water flow, water potential and turgor on the scale of individual plant organs with a direct link to plant growth in 3D. The model is applicable to any plant architecture and allows visual exploration of the dynamics in plant organ water content and growth.
Rachel Shekar
Alex Assiry
