A computational model of the cereal leaves hydraulics

Abstract Environmental factors and plant architectonics significantly determine its water regime, namely, the content movement through tissues forced by difference in potentials, turgor pressure cells, etc. In turn, cumulative regime affects functioning growth of photosynthesis, and, as a result, plant’s growth. The leaf contributes to formation characterizes contour adaptive system. Nevertheless, data on contribution leaves total resistance transport structure hydraulic itself is still contradictory. This paper presents formulation justification monocots hydraulics model based Darcy’s law. was tested computational experiments Comsol 4.3b package idealized geometric models blades. Simulations showed dependence potential distribution xylem vessels mesophyll permeability these microclimatic parameters around leaf. adequacy selected result testing discussed.