Understanding how the simulation works

(non-tree) plant growth based on
the scientific literature on plant growth,
a simplification of essential processes,
an attempt to mimic the way plants grow and change over their life cycles, and
an attempt to encompass many types of herbaceous plants.

See our note on

for a list of plant structures this version of PlantStudio does and does not simulate well.

General growth concepts:

How a plant grows

Types of plant parts

How plant parts are created

How plant parts grow

How plant

is distributed among plant parts

Using the Parts panel to evaluate biomass distribution

Also see the section on