The algorithmic beauty of plant roots - an L-system model for dynamic root growth simulation

Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 575-587

  Leitner, Daniel ^a   Klepsch, Sabine ^a,b   Knieß, Astrid ^c   Schnepf, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic L systems; Mathematical modelling; Root architecture; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; L-SYSTEMS; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; PARAMETRIC L-SYSTEMS; PLANT PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT GROWTH;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 78649841503     PISSN: 13873954     EISSN: 17445051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13873954.2010.491360     Document Type: Article

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