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 …

Plants react to their environment and to management interventions by adjusting
physiological functions and structure. Functional–structural plant models (FSPM), combine …

Background Modelling plant growth allows us to test hypotheses and carry out virtual
experiments concerning plant growth processes that could otherwise take years in field …

We present a method for generating realistic models of temperate-climate trees and shrubs.
This method is based on the biological hypothesis that the form of a developing tree …

Computational plant models or 'virtual plants' are increasingly seen as a useful tool for
comprehending complex relationships between gene function, plant physiology, plant …

We present a dynamic tree modeling and representation technique that allows complex tree
models to interact with their environment. Our method uses changes in the light distribution …

Carbon allocation within a plant depends on complex rules linking source organs (mainly
shoots) and sink organs (mainly roots and fruits). The complexity of these rules comes from …

This review introduces the emergence of a new research topic, phylloclimate, located at the
crossroads between ecophysiology and canopy microclimate research. Phylloclimate …

A novel computer graphics-based radiosity model applicable to porous individual thin
objects, named RAPID, is developed for fast calculation of multiple scattering and …

Abstract Background and Aims AmapSim is a tool that implements a structural plant growth
model based on a botanical theory and simulates plant morphogenesis to produce accurate …