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SIMULATION OF BANANA PLANT GROWTH (MUSA SPP. AAA, CAVENDISH SUB-GROUP) BASED ON TEMPERATURE AND ONTOGENY
Article number
803_23
Pages
181 – 186
Language
English
Abstract
Banana production suffers from unpredictable fluctuations, even in tropical regions.
Therefore a study of the growth and development in different seasons was conducted to provide a basis for production forecasting models.
In contrasting seasons, the plant height and leaf emission of cultivars Williams and Grand Nain, (Musa spp.
AAA, Cavendish sub-group) were monitored closely.
A mathematical function was fitted to simulate the data.
The rate constant for the simulation of plant height included temperature and time components but for leaf number only temperature was needed in this tropical environment.
The model provided a good description of the plants size and leaf emission over time.
Therefore a study of the growth and development in different seasons was conducted to provide a basis for production forecasting models.
In contrasting seasons, the plant height and leaf emission of cultivars Williams and Grand Nain, (Musa spp.
AAA, Cavendish sub-group) were monitored closely.
A mathematical function was fitted to simulate the data.
The rate constant for the simulation of plant height included temperature and time components but for leaf number only temperature was needed in this tropical environment.
The model provided a good description of the plants size and leaf emission over time.
Authors
K.R. Dens, R.L. Swennen, R.A. Romero, D.W. Turner
Keywords
development, meteorological data, modelling
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