Renton Michael, Hanan Jim, Burrage Kevin
UMR BEPC, INRA, Montpellier, France.
New Phytol. 2005 Jun;166(3):845-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01330.x.
Functional-structural plant models that include detailed mechanistic representation of underlying physiological processes can be expensive to construct and the resulting models can also be extremely complicated. On the other hand, purely empirical models are not able to simulate plant adaptability and response to different conditions. In this paper, we present an intermediate approach to modelling plant function that can simulate plant response without requiring detailed knowledge of underlying physiology. Plant function is modelled using a 'canonical' modelling approach, which uses compartment models with flux functions of a standard mathematical form, while plant structure is modelled using L-systems. Two modelling examples are used to demonstrate that canonical modelling can be used in conjunction with L-systems to create functional-structural plant models where function is represented either in an accurate and descriptive way, or in a more mechanistic and explanatory way. We conclude that canonical modelling provides a useful, flexible and relatively simple approach to modelling plant function at an intermediate level of abstraction.
包含基础生理过程详细机制表示的功能-结构植物模型构建成本可能很高，且生成的模型也可能极其复杂。另一方面，纯粹的经验模型无法模拟植物的适应性以及对不同条件的响应。在本文中，我们提出一种模拟植物功能的中间方法，该方法无需对基础生理学有详细了解就能模拟植物响应。植物功能使用“规范”建模方法进行建模，该方法使用具有标准数学形式通量函数的 compartment 模型，而植物结构则使用 L-系统进行建模。两个建模示例用于证明规范建模可与 L-系统结合使用，以创建功能-结构植物模型，其中功能可以以准确且描述性的方式表示，或以更具机制性和解释性的方式表示。我们得出结论，规范建模为在中等抽象水平上模拟植物功能提供了一种有用、灵活且相对简单的方法。
