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A Telemetric, Gravimetric Platform for Real-Time Physiological Phenotyping of Plant–Environment Interactions

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Published on: August 5, 2020

Putting mechanisms into crop production models.

Kenneth J Boote¹, James W Jones, Jeffrey W White

¹Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. kjboote@ufl.edu

Plant, Cell & Environment

|April 23, 2013

Summary

Crop growth models simulate plant development and yield by integrating genetics, environment, and management. Further improvements are needed for predicting responses to climate change and soil conditions.

Keywords:

carbon dioxide crop development crop modeling; genotype by environment leaf area growth photosynthesis process-based models reproductive temperature transpiration

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A Telemetric, Gravimetric Platform for Real-Time Physiological Phenotyping of Plant–Environment Interactions

A Telemetric, Gravimetric Platform for Real-Time Physiological Phenotyping of Plant–Environment Interactions

Published on: August 5, 2020

Area of Science:

Agricultural Science
Plant Physiology
Computational Biology

Background:

Crop growth models simulate carbon, nitrogen, and water balance at daily/hourly steps.
These models integrate genetics, environment, and management for predicting crop growth and yield.
Applications range from understanding gene function to assessing climate change impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

Review the history and current state of crop growth models.
Discuss mechanistic details of assimilation and respiration processes.
Identify areas for future model improvement.

Main Methods:

Review of historical crop modeling literature.
Analysis of mechanistic detail in assimilation and respiration simulation.
Identification of key processes requiring enhanced simulation.

Main Results:

Crop models have advanced significantly over 30-40 years.
Key areas for improvement include transpiration response to elevated CO₂, temperature effects on phenology/fertility, root growth, and nutrient uptake.
Mechanistic links to genetics, soil fertility, waterlogging, and pests need enhancement.

Conclusions:

Crop models are valuable tools for understanding genotype-by-environment-by-management interactions.
Further mechanistic improvements are crucial for accurate predictions.
Models can bridge genomics research with field-scale crop responses.