Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation of the Light Environment of Virtual Plants

The distribution of light in the canopy is a major factor regulating the growth and development of a plant. Consequently, simulation of light environment is an important component of functionalstructural plant modelling. The main variables of interest are the quantity of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) reaching different elements of the plant canopy, and the quality (spectral composition) of light reaching those elements, which is a signal for photomorphogenesis.

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