Garden with Insight Help: Model glossary

These are some terms used in this program that pertain to the models. If these definitions use words you don't understand, look them up in any good soil science or plant growth (or general science) textbook. We list some of our favorite references. For more information on the simulation's models, see the sections of this help system on the models and the model aspects, or the general Help contents.

absolute
aeration
aerobic
albedo
alternate/opposite/whorled
ammonia
anaerobic
anion
annual/biennial/perennial
apical dominance
atmosphere
autocorrelation
barometric pressure
base saturation
biomass
bolting
buffering
bulk density
cation
cation exchange capacity
cycling
daily variable/state variable/parameter
day length
decay
declination angle
demand/supply/uptake
depth fraction
determinate/indeterminate
distribution
double-digging
elemental
emergence
empirical/theoretical
equilibrium
evaporation
evapotranspiration
exponential
facilitation
factor
fertilizer
field capacity
floral induction
floral initiation
fraction
fresh
fruit
germination
growth rate
heat unit index
heat units
hormonal gradient
index
inflorescence
interpolated
julian day
labile
lateral subsurface flow
leaching
leaf area index
legume
long-term average
loosely/tightly bound/held
male/female flowers
mean
meristem (vegetative/ reproductive)
micelle
microbes
minerals
model
modular
mulch
net/gross
nitrate
normal
normalize
obligate/quantitative/facultative
optimal
pedicel
peduncle
per unit
percolation
petiole
pH
phase
photosynthate
photosynthetic efficiency
plow depth
porosity
potential heat units
potential/actual
probability
proportion
qualitative/quantitative
random
rate
ratio
realistic/unrealistic
relative
respiration
retention
runoff
S curve
saturated conductivity
seedling leaf (cotyledon)
senescence
skew
slope
soil compaction
soil cover
soil layer
soil profile
sorbed/adsorbed/absorbed
standard deviation
stomatal conductance
storage organ
stress/constraint
transpiration
units (as in heat units)
units (as in measurement)
vapor pressure
vernalization
waterlogged
watershed
weathering
wilting point