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Using functional–structural plant models to study, understand and integrate plant development and ecophysiology.

Theodore M DeJong¹, David Da Silva, Jan Vos

¹Plant Sciences Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. tmdejong@ucdavis.edu

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Functional–structural plant models (FSPMs) integrate plant structure and processes across scales, from cells to communities. This interdisciplinary field is expanding to address diverse plant types and applications in agronomy.

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Area of Science:

Plant Science
Computational Biology
Ecology

Background:

Functional–structural plant models (FSPMs) link plant architecture with physiological and developmental processes.
FSPM applications have broadened significantly, encompassing scales from cellular to community levels.
Research spans diverse plant types, including algae, crops, and trees.

Discussion:

FSPM is a highly interdisciplinary field, integrating expertise from plant physiology, anatomy, morphology, mathematics, computer science, cellular biology, ecology, and agronomy.
This special issue showcases comprehensive FSPMs, resource partitioning models, and software for plant and environment simulation.
Techniques for data acquisition and processing, alongside agronomic applications, are also featured.

Key Insights:

FSPMs enable dynamic simulation of plant growth and development across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
The models integrate complex biological processes with structural attributes of plants.
Interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial for advancing FSPM research and applications.

Outlook:

Future FSPM research will likely focus on refining models for specific plant types and ecological contexts.
Advancements in data acquisition and computational power will enhance model accuracy and scope.
Applications in precision agriculture and ecological forecasting are expected to grow.