Plant Form and Function Discussion Group
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On Thursday 11 May, there will be another meeting of the Plant Form and Function Discussion Group. This time, Ningyi Zhang (PhD candidate of the Horticulture & Product Physiology Group of Wageningen University) will lead a discussion on “Disentangling the effects of low light and low red/far-red ratio on canopy photosynthesis under shade.”
The meeting will take place in the Radix Building of Wageningen University Campus, room W0.5, and will start at 10:15.
About the Modelling Plant Form and Function Discussion Group (PFF)
The Modelling Plant Form and Function discussion group focuses on the relationships between architecture of plants and crops and physiological processes determining plant functioning and yield in interaction with environmental factors. An important tool within this theme is functional-structural plant modelling (FSPM). FSPM explicitly captures the development over time of the 3D architecture or structure of plants as governed by physiological processes which, in turn, depend on environmental factors. Topics include, but are not limited to, plant growth and development in relation to environmental drivers, above and below-ground plant-plant interactions, resource foraging in monocultures and mixed-species stands, and plant-climate feedbacks. In our meetings, we address topics in the domain of plant form and function and FSPM, and provide the opportunity for the participants to discuss new results, experimental setups and modelling issues. Furthermore we organise short tutorial sessions in which a particular technique or method is demonstrated, tested by participants on their own data or model, and discussed. For more information, please contact Jochem Evers (Jochem.Evers@wur.nl).