Fakih M., Delenne J.Y., Radjai F., Fourcaud T.
2017
We use molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the effects of root bending stiffness and packing fraction on the path followed by a growing root in 2D packings of grains representing a soil. The root is modeled as a chain of elements that can grow in length and change their direction depending on the forces exerted by soil grains. We show that the root shape is mainly controlled by the ...
Physiologie végétale : croissance et développement; Méthodes mathématiques et statistiques
2017
We use molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the effects of root bending stiffness and packing fraction on the path followed by a growing root in 2D packings of grains representing a soil. The root is modeled as a chain of elements that can grow in length and change their direction depending on the forces exerted by soil grains. We show that the root shape is mainly controlled by the ...
Physiologie végétale : croissance et développement; Méthodes mathématiques et statistiques