Co-Authors:
Presnov, E., Besor Experimental Station, Volcani Center, 85400, Israel
Dayan, E., Besor Experimental Station, Volcani Center, 85400, Israel
Plaut, Z., Besor Experimental Station, Volcani Center, 85400, Israel
Matan, E., Besor Experimental Station, Volcani Center, 85400, Israel
Fuchs, M., Besor Experimental Station, Volcani Center, 85400, Israel
Abstract:
This paper describes how a growing population of flowers in greenhouse may be distributed among age classes or flower stages, and defines conditions necessary to simulate real population development. A model describing the changes in flower numbers during growth is presented. The model predicts that during flower reproduction with random parameters for transition to a new generation, any flower population approaches a real behavior if it has sinusoidal external force (e.g. seasonal behavior). According to this model, flower growth simulation is possible if there is a suitable factor multiplication for flower reproduction. This point is illustrated by a set of graphs showing snapshots of model simulations with different parameter sets for transitions.