Foreword: Studying plants with functional-structural models.

Functional–structural plant models (FSPM) explore the manifold relations between a plant’s structure and the processes that underlie its growth and development. Here we introduce selected papers presented at the 5th International Workshop on Functional–Structural Plant Models, held in Napier, New Zealand, 2007. The papers range from the microscopic scale of meristems to the macroscopic scales of whole plants and plant communities, and cover a wide range of plants, from algae to trees. The topics include examples of comprehensive functional–structural models, models of key processes such as partitioning of resources, software for modelling plants and plant environment, data acquisition techniques and applications of functional–structural plant models.

[1]  A stochastic 1D nearest-neighbour automaton models early development of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[2]  Yan Guo,et al.  Estimating photosynthetically active radiation distribution in maize canopies by a three-dimensional incident radiation model. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[3]  G. Seufert,et al.  Building a topological and geometrical model of poplar tree using portable on-ground scanning LIDAR. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[4]  Hervé Sinoquet,et al.  RATP: a model for simulating the spatial distribution of radiation absorption, transpiration and photosynthesis within canopies: application to an isolated tree crown , 2001 .

[5]  B. Andrieu,et al.  Modelling the light environment of virtual crop canopies , 2007 .

[6]  W. Diepenbrock,et al.  Photosynthesis-stomatal conductance model LEAFC3-N: specification for barley, generalised nitrogen relations, and aspects of model application. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[7]  J. Phattaralerphong,et al.  A method for 3D reconstruction of tree crown volume from photographs: assessment with 3D-digitized plants. , 2005, Tree physiology.

[8]  Jari Perttunen,et al.  Toward extension of a single tree functional-structural model of Scots pine to stand level: effect of the canopy of randomly distributed, identical trees on development of tree structure. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[9]  J. Phattaralerphong,et al.  A method for 3 D reconstruction of tree crown volume from photographs : assessment with 3 D-digitized plants , 2022 .

[10]  Sigfredo Fuentes,et al.  An automated procedure for estimating the leaf area index (LAI) of woodland ecosystems using digital imagery, MATLAB programming and its application to an examination of the relationship between remotely sensed and field measurements of LAI. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[11]  Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz,et al.  Quasi-Monte Carlo simulation of the light environment of plants. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[12]  B. Andrieu,et al.  Relative contributions of light interception and radiation use efficiency to the reduction of maize productivity under cold temperatures. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[13]  Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska,et al.  New stereoscopic reconstruction protocol for scanning electron microscope images and its application to in vivo replicas of the shoot apical meristem. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[14]  Abraham J. Escobar-Gutiérrez,et al.  A study of ryegrass architecture as a self-regulated system, using functional-structural plant modelling. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[15]  Bruno Andrieu,et al.  Coupling a 3D virtual wheat (Triticum aestivum) plant model with a Septoria tritici epidemic model (Septo3D): a new approach to investigate plant-pathogen interactions linked to canopy architecture. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[16]  C. Fournier,et al.  OpenAlea: a visual programming and component-based software platform for plant modelling. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[17]  Jim Hanan,et al.  Spray deposition on plant surfaces: a modelling approach. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[18]  Alla N. Seleznyova,et al.  Dissecting external effects on logistic-based growth: equations, analytical solutions and applications. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[19]  George E. Host,et al.  Forest patch modeling: using high performance computing to simulate aboveground interactions among individual trees. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[20]  H. Sinoquet,et al.  Measurement and visualization of the architecture of an adult tree based on a three-dimensional digitising device , 1997, Trees.

[21]  B. Andrieu,et al.  A process-based model to simulate nitrogen distribution in wheat (Triticum aestivum) during grain-filling. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[22]  B. Zagórska-Marek,et al.  Virtual phyllotaxis and real plant model cases. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[23]  H. Sinoquet,et al.  Evaluation of a turbid medium model to simulate light interception by walnut trees (hybrid NG38 × RA and Juglans regia) and sorghum canopies (Sorghum bicolor) at three spatial scales. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[24]  Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz,et al.  Integrating simulation of architectural development and source-sink behaviour of peach trees by incorporating Markov chains and physiological organ function submodels into L-PEACH. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[25]  J. Hanan,et al.  Analysis of maize canopy development under water stress and incorporation into the ADEL-Maize model. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[26]  Hervé Rey,et al.  Estimation of light interception in research environments: a joint approach using directional light sensors and 3D virtual plants applied to sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and Arabidopsis thaliana in natural and artificial conditions. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[27]  Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz,et al.  MAppleT: simulation of apple tree development using mixed stochastic and biomechanical models. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[28]  Paul-Henry Cournède,et al.  Parametric identification of a functional-structural tree growth model and application to beech trees (Fagus sylvatica). , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[29]  François X. Sillion,et al.  An efficient instantiation algorithm for simulating radiant energy transfer in plant models , 2003, TOGS.

[30]  Yan Guo,et al.  Comparison of architecture among different cultivars of hybrid rice using a spatial light model based on 3-D digitising. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[31]  Hartmut Stützel,et al.  Modelling leaf phototropism in a cucumber canopy. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[32]  H. Sinoquet,et al.  A double-digitising method for building 3D virtual trees with non-planar leaves: application to the morphology and light-capture properties of young beech trees (Fagus sylvatica). , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[33]  Gerhard Buck-Sorlin,et al.  The rule-based language XL and the modelling environment GroIMP illustrated with simulated tree competition. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[34]  André Lacointe,et al.  Modelling phloem and xylem transport within a complex architecture. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.

[35]  F. Fischanger,et al.  Preliminary use of ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography to study tree roots in pine forests and poplar plantations. , 2008, Functional plant biology : FPB.