Preliminary Course.
Eco-Physiology
Plant & Crop Models.
Process-based models
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Process-based models or process-based crop models called PBM,
are designed to predict yield from simulations of plant functioning according to endogenous plant
properties and environmental conditions.
The harvest index is a typical output of such models. It is the ratio of the crop yield (harvested grain) to total biomass. A process-based model therefore operates on organ compartments. Such a model is built from several dedicated fundamental processes connected together. It classically involves a biomass production model and a biomass partitioning (or allocation) model.
A typical process based model application (Drawing and graph: E. Heuvelink, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, P. de Reffye, CIRAD).
The biomass production model computes the biomass produced by the leaf compartment from the LAI and environmental conditions.
The partitioning models then allocate the biomass among the fruits and the other organ compartments.
The model then loops for a new development cycle.
In this application, four tomato plants are compared, corresponding to four different sowing dates.
Definition
PBM (Process Based Model)
Modelling. (abrev.) Stands for "Process Based plant/crop Model". Qualifies a mathematical or computational model that expresses the plant/crop production dynamics.Definition