@article{fdi:010062081,
  title = {{A} dynamic model of plant growth with interactions between development and functional mechanisms to study plant structural plasticity related to trophic competition},
  author = {{M}athieu, {A}. and {C}ournede, {P}. {H}. and {L}etort, {V}. and {B}arth{\'e}l{\'e}my, {D}aniel and de {R}effye, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he strong influence of environment and functioning on plant organogenesis has been well documented by botanists but is poorly reproduced in most functional-structural models. {I}n this context, a model of interactions is proposed between plant organogenesis and plant functional mechanisms. {T}he {G}reen{L}ab model derived from {AMAP} models was used. {O}rganogenetic rules give the plant architecture, which defines an interconnected network of organs. {T}he plant is considered as a collection of interacting 'sinks' that compete for the allocation of photosynthates coming from 'sources'. {A} single variable characteristic of the balance between sources and sinks during plant growth controls different events in plant development, such as the number of branches or the fruit load. {V}ariations in the environmental parameters related to light and density induce changes in plant morphogenesis. {A}rchitecture appears as the dynamic result of this balance, and plant plasticity expresses itself very simply at different levels: appearance of branches and reiteration, number of organs, fructification and adaptation of ecophysiological characteristics. {T}he modelling framework serves as a tool for theoretical botany to explore the emergence of specific morphological and architectural patterns and can help to understand plant phenotypic plasticity and its strategy in response to environmental changes.},
  keywords = {{T}rophic plasticity ; plant growth ; functional-structural models ; dynamic ; system ; interactions ; {G}reen{L}ab},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}nnals of {B}otany},
  volume = {103},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1173--1186},
  ISSN = {0305-7364},
  year = {2009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062081},
}