Simulating maize plasticity in leaf appearance and size using regulation rules

  • Junqi Zhu Center for crop system analysis, plant science, Wageningen university
  • Bruno Andrieu INRA, UMR 1091 EGC, F-78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France AgroParisTech, UMR 1091 EGC, F-78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France
  • Vos Jan
  • Wopke van der Werf Center for crop system analysis, plant science, Wageningen university
  • Christian Fournier 4INRA, UMR 759 LEPSE, F-34060 Montpellier, France 5SupAgro, UMR 759 LEPSE, F-34060 Montpellier, France
  • Jochem B Evers Center for crop system analysis, plant science, Wageningen university
Keywords: growth regulation, plasticity, blade tip emergence, collar emergence, organ size distribution

Abstract

Plant regulate their architecture in response to growth environment, which challenges us to design models capable of performing well in different conditions. By using self-regulating rules, we reproduced blade and collar emergence time, and organ size distribution along phytomer rank in maize under varying growing conditions. The role of emergence events, e.g. blade tip emergence, collar emergence, in controlling growth stage and elongation duration of different components of one phytomer (blade, sheath and internode) are confirmed.

Author Biographies

Junqi Zhu, Center for crop system analysis, plant science, Wageningen university
Center for crop system analysis, plant science, Wageningen university,
Bruno Andrieu, INRA, UMR 1091 EGC, F-78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France AgroParisTech, UMR 1091 EGC, F-78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France
Vos Jan
Center for crop system analysis, plant science, Wageningen university,
Wopke van der Werf, Center for crop system analysis, plant science, Wageningen university
Christian Fournier, 4INRA, UMR 759 LEPSE, F-34060 Montpellier, France 5SupAgro, UMR 759 LEPSE, F-34060 Montpellier, France
Jochem B Evers, Center for crop system analysis, plant science, Wageningen university
Published
2013-06-04
Section
4A Structural development of plants and light environment