Modelling the spatial arrangement of vascular bundles in plants

Fabrizio Carteni Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Naples Federico II
Francesco Giannino Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Naples Federico II
Gianni Boris Pezzatti Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Stefano Mazzoleni Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Naples Federico II

Keywords: PDE, reaction-diffusion, stele evolution, tissue differentiation

Abstract

The spatial arrangement of vascular bundles varies between plant species and organs. A novel reaction-diffusion 2D model is presented defining a set of logical and functional rules able to simulate the differentiation of procambium, phloem and xylem. the model shows that a common mechanism, lying behind the formation of vascular tissues, is able to qualitatively reproduce most stelar structures observed.

Author Biographies

Fabrizio Carteni, Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Naples Federico II

Dipartimento di Agraria

PhD Student

Francesco Giannino, Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Naples Federico II

Dipartimento di Agraria

Researcher

Gianni Boris Pezzatti, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

Researcher

Stefano Mazzoleni, Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Naples Federico II

Dipartimento di Agraria

Full professor

Published

2013-06-03

Issue

FSPM2013

Section

1A Modelling plant structure

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