HIERARCHICAL MODELING OF A BRANCHING GROWTH ROOT SYSTEM BASED ON L-SYSTEM

S. Shibusawa
This article introduces an analytical method for the branching pattern formations of the root system of corn developed in root boxes under a condition of varying density of soil for periods up to 32 days in a green house. The present model is composed of spatial hierarchy growth-rules: meta-rules for describing features of a entire system of roots, branching growth rules based on stochastic L-systems, and movement rules for a growing apex of root. These rules are combined as the rules in a shorter range loosely governed by those in a wider range, and are sufficiently sophisticated to simulate the growths of adventitious and branching roots. The computer simulations offered fair drawings of the original root systems, including the roots responses to the soil density variation.
Shibusawa, S. (1992). HIERARCHICAL MODELING OF A BRANCHING GROWTH ROOT SYSTEM BASED ON L-SYSTEM. Acta Hortic. 319, 659-664
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1992.319.106
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1992.319.106
root system, pattern formation, L-system, hierarchy, corn

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