Finally, the example shows that the simulation optimization system can quickly search the optimum proposal of transport machinery allocation, support the engineer to make best decision.
Many current architectural models provide insights into the mechanisms of plant development by incorporating physiological processes, such as the transport and allocation of carbon.
On the one hand, those processes drive the development of the plant structure and on the other hand, the developed structure again influences these processes (e.g., photosynthesis, hormone synthesis and transport, and allocation of carbon, nitrogen, etc.).
On the one hand, those processes drive the development of the plant structure and on the other hand, the developed structure again influences these processes (e.g., photosynthesis, hormone synthesis and transport, and allocation of carbon, nitrogen, etc).. To study this dependence, simulation models, termed functional structural plant models (FSPMs), are developed.
A limitation of this approach is that it does not take into account differences in the amount of radioisotope assimilated that are available for transport and allocation to the various sinks, that is, absolute CO2 uptake and photosynthetic rates are important factors in understanding the holistic physiological responses of plants to external conditions.
Imaging tools that measure photoassimilate transport and allocation in plants non-destructively on appropriate spatial and temporal scales will facilitate investigations of the genetic, biochemical, and physiological mechanisms underlying C-transport and C-allocation [ 12].
Therefore, studies of photoassimilate transport and allocation in large crop plants at the reproductive stage are important to devise new strategies for improving crop yields.
Since nicotianamine acts as chelator for Fe, Cu and Zn, nas4x-1 mutants have a defect in transport and allocation of these metals throughout the plant [ 14].
To demonstrate the utility of PET, we measured C-photoassimilate transport and allocation in Sorghum bicolor, an important staple crop, at vegetative and reproductive stages (40 and 70 days after planting; DAP).
The differential capacity of distinct sink tissues to compete for the import and utilization of photoassimilates, also known as sink strength, can control phloem transport and allocation of carbohydrates [ 26– 29].
