The Optimization of the 3-d Structure of Plants, Using Functional-Structural Plant Models. Case Study of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Indonesia

Utama (2015)

Abstract. One component of the performance of plants is their capability to intercept light. By using a functional-structural modelling approach, an optimization model of the 3-d above-ground structure of plants is constructed, especially for four Indonesian rice varieties. The constructed model consists of three main clusters: rice plant, skylight, and optimization. Virtual experiments, using the optimization method of "simulated annealing", deliver as a result the optimized shape of each rice variety. Twenty-one parameters of rice plant structure are considered in the optimization process.

Keywords: functional-structural plant model, rice, Oryza sativa, optimization, simulated annealing

Taken from Paper: Utama, D.N. 2015. The Optimization of the 3-d Structure of Plants, Using Functional-Structural Plant Models. Case Study of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Indonesia [Doctoral Thesis]. Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.