Preliminary Course.
Plant and crop Models
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Course summary
General considerations about models are first considered.
Typologies of plant and crop models are presented.
Among causal models, a distinction is then made between structural approaches and process based approaches, both computational and mathematical.
THe process-based crop model approach is then presented, with an example. The advantages and drawbacks of these models are listed.
The structural plant model approach follows, with an example. The advantages and drawbacks of these models are listed.
Lastly, the functional structural plant model approach is presented, with several examples. The advantages and drawbacks of these models are listed.
Note
Classic empirical forestry models (mainly based on statistics) are not considered here. Further information on this topic can be found in the supplementary resources page.