Improving crops yield under water-limited conditions is the most daunting challenge faced
by breeders. To this end, accurate, relevant phenotyping plays an increasingly pivotal role …

Abstract Background and Aims The architecture of a plant depends on the nature and
relative arrangement of each of its parts; it is, at any given time, the expression of an …

OpenSimRoot is an open‐source, functional–structural plant model and mathematical
description of root growth and function. We describe OpenSimRoot and its functionality to …

Bioenergy from plants, particularly from perennial grasses and trees, could make a
substantial contribution to alleviation of global problems in climate change and energy …

Progress in molecular plant breeding is limited by the ability to predict plant phenotype
based on its genotype, especially for complex adaptive traits. Suitably constructed crop …

Progress in breeding higher-yielding crop plants would be greatly accelerated if the
phenotypic consequences of making changes to the genetic makeup of an organism could …

Functional–structural plant models (FSPMs) have been evolving for over 2 decades and
their future development, to some extent, depends on the value of potential applications in …

While genetic resources provide an invaluable gene pool for crop breeding, the majority of
accessions in germplasm collections remain uncharacterized and their potential to improve …

Background and Aims There are three reasons for the increasing demand for crop models
that build the plant on the basis of architectural principles and organogenetic processes:(1) …

Abstract Background and Aims The formation of root cortical aerenchyma (RCA) reduces
root respiration and nutrient content by converting living tissue to air volume. It was …