Dry matter partitioning models for the simulation of individual fruit growth in greenhouse cucumber canopies

Abstract

Dominance and abortion events need to be considered when simulating typical fruit growth traits. By integrating environmental factors, the FSPM can be a valuable tool to analyse and improve existing knowledge about the dynamics of assimilates partitioning.

Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Controlling High Iron and Zinc Content in Self and Open Pollinated Grains of Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]

“…The differences in mineral contents of selfed and OP seed samples could be due to differences in numbers of seed set on per panicle dilution effect (Garvin et al, 2006). However, many studies conducted to examine the correlation between numbers of fruit and mineral/nutrient partitioning that shown the fraction of assimilates allocated to the fruits actually increased with fruit load (Hurd et al, 1979; Marcelis, 1992; Heuvelink, 1997). OP seeds were developed by a mixture of selfing and outcrossing due to the action of the wind.…”

Quantification of the effects of architectural traits on dry mass production and light interception of tomato canopy under different temperature regimes using a dynamic functional–structural plant model

“…L-systems were first used to describe the development of multicellular organisms ( Lindenmayer, 1968 ). They have been extended to plant growth modelling for many crops such as rose ( Buck-Sorlin et al , 2011 ), kiwi ( Cieslak et al , 2011 ), wheat ( Evers et al , 2009 ), cucumber ( Kahlen et al , 2008 ; Kahlen and Stützel, 2011 ; Wiechers et al , 2011 ), and tomato ( Najla et al , 2009 ). L-systems have been widely used because they are an elegant formalism for generating branching structures and describing complicated structural dynamics ( Prusinkiewicz and Lindenmayer, 1990 ).…”

Pattern-oriented modelling as a novel way to verify and validate functional–structural plant models: a demonstration with the annual growth module of avocado

“…Many of them have been used as a valuable tool to address different research questions for various plant species in agriculture and horticulture, e.g. for apple (Malus domestica) (Saudreau et al, 2011;Pallas et al, 2016), cucumber (Cucumis sativus) (Kahlen and Stützel, 2011;Wiechers et al, 2011), grapevine (Vitis vinifera) (Pallas et al, 2010), kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) (Cieslak et al, 2011a, b), macadamia (Macadamia…”