With the permission of the author, I herby share a super interesting presentation about modeling Turgor pressure effects on plant growth with and FSPM approach
Abstract:
Turgor pressure within a plant cell represents the key to mechanistically describe plant growth, combining the effect of both water and carbon availability. Yet, the high level of spatio-temporal variation and diurnal dynamics in turgor pressure within a single plant make it a challenge to model these on the fine spatial scale required for functional-structural plant models (FSPMs). In this talk, several of the opportunities and challenges with regards to the implementation and use of a turgor-driven growth model will be outlined. From the straightforward derivation of the seemingly complex system of differential equations that need to be resolved to model water relations, to the use of plant sensors for capturing some harder to measure plant state variables simulated by the model.
