GRAAL-CN: A model of GRowth, Architecture and ALlocation for Carbon and Nitrogen dynamics within whole plants formalised at the organ level

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 206, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 231-249

  Drouet, Jean Louis ^a   Pagès, Loïc ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen allocation dynamics; Emergent property; Functional structural model; Object oriented approach; Organ development; Organ to whole plant integration; Plant architecture; Plasticity; Shoot and root systems; Source sink balance; Virtual plant

Indexed keywords

CARBON AND NITROGEN ALLOCATION DYNAMICS; EMERGENT PROPERTY; OBJECT-ORIENTED APPROACH; ORGAN DEVELOPMENT; ORGAN LEVEL; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; VIRTUAL PLANT;

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; PLASTICITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; NITROGEN; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; PLASTICITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIMULATION; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34447621271     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.03.036     Document Type: Article

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