Modeling Seasonal Patterns of Carbohydrate Storage and Mobilization in Peach Trees

David Da Silva University of California, Davis
Liangchun Qin University of California, Davis
Carolyn Debuse University of California, Davis
Theodore DeJong University of California, Davis

Keywords: carbon budgets, carbon reserves, stored carbohydrates, perennial plants, tree carbon budget modeling, xylem storage

Abstract

Storage of carbohydrate is essential for perennial plants survival, but its modeling is often unsatisfactory. We studied the dynamics of reserve storage and mobilization in Peach trees and introduced a modeling approach that consider storage as an active sink rather than a passive buffer as frequently done in carbon-based models of tree growth.

Published

2013-06-04

Issue

FSPM2013

Section

4A Structural development of plants and light environment

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