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Three Dimensional Computational Model of Water Movement in Plant Root Growth
Student-Run Research| Speaker: | Brandy Wiegers, UC Davis |
| Location: | 2112 MSB |
| Start time: | Wed, Feb 8 2006, 12:10PM |
Description
Primary plant root growth occurs in the 10 mm root tip segment where cells
expand by stretching the rigid cell wall that constricts their growth. Silk and
Wagner (1980) provided an osmotic root growth model to describe this process.
Their theory is expanded to a three-dimensional model with the addition of
point source terms. This three-dimensional point source model is examined in
terms of current plant physiology measurements which results in suggestions for
future work.