Implications of carbon source-sink feedbacks for plant growth responses to environmental factors
Andrew D. Friend,
Yizhao Chen,
Annemarie H. Eckes-Shephard
et al.
Abstract:Global models of vegetation dynamics are largely carbon (C) source-driven, with behaviour primarily determined by the environmental responses of photosynthesis. However, real plants operate as integrated wholes, with feedbacks between sources and sinks resulting in homeostatic concentrations of metabolites such as sugars. An approach to implementing such behaviour in a plant growth model is presented and its implications for responses to generic environmental factors assessed. The approach is based on Hill fun… Show more
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