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Area of Science:

  • Plant Physiology
  • Agricultural Science
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Within-plant spatial heterogeneity in assimilate production and demand influences fruit formation.
  • This heterogeneity is linked to organ age and plant position.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify local carbohydrate availability variation among phytomers in cotton.
  • To develop and utilize a cotton growth model simulating carbohydrate dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • A functional-structural plant model of cotton was developed based on field observations.
  • The model simulates carbohydrate production, storage, and transport between phytomers.
  • Model outputs were validated against field observations of plant traits and C-labelling studies.

Main Results:

  • The model accurately reproduced cotton leaf expansion and dry mass allocation across densities.
  • Simulated carbohydrate translocation aligned with experimental data.
  • Heterogeneous local carbohydrate availability emerged as a key model property.

Conclusions:

  • Limited carbohydrate transport, combined with production heterogeneity, leads to uneven demand satisfaction within cotton plants.
  • The model serves as a tool to investigate phenomena influenced by local carbohydrate availability, such as fruit abortion.