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A one-dimensional model of water flow in soil-plant systems based on plant architecture

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Janott, Michael [Helmholtz Zentrum München] Gayler, Sebastian [Helmholtz Zentrum München] Gessler, Arthur [Helmholtz Zentrum München] Javaux, Mathieu [UCL] Klier, Christine [Helmholtz Zentrum München]

The estimation of root water uptake and water flow in plants is crucial to quantify transpiration and hence the water exchange between land surface and atmosphere. In particular the soil water extraction by plant roots which provides the water supply of plants is a highly dynamic and non-linear process interacting with soil transport processes that are mainly determined by the natural soil variability at different scales. To better consider this root-soil interaction we extended and further developed a finite element tree hydrodynamics model based on the one-dimensional (1D) porous media equation. This is achieved by including in addition to the explicit three-dimensional (3D) architectural representation of the tree crown a corresponding 3D characterisation of the root system. This 1D xylem water flow model was then coupled to a soil water flow model derived also from the 1D porous media equation. We apply the new model to conduct sensitivity analysis of root water uptake and transpiration dynamics and compare the results to simulation results obtained by using a 3D model of soil water flow and root water uptake. Based on data from lysimeter experiments with young European beech trees (Fagus silvatica L.) is shown, that the model is able to correctly describe transpiration and soil water flow. In conclusion, compared to a fully 3D model the 1D porous media approach provides a computationally efficient alternative, able to reproduce the main mechanisms of plant hydro-dynamics including root water uptake from soil.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2011
Language Anglais
Journal information "Plant Soil" - Vol. 341, p. 233-256
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Springer
e-issn 1573-5036
issn 0032-079X
Publication status Publié
Affiliations Helmholtz Zentrum München - Neuherberg, Germany
UCL - SST/ELI/ELIE - Environmental Sciences
Keywords Transpiration ; Plant hydro-dynamics model ; Root water uptake ; European beech ; Porous media equation
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Bibliographic reference Janott, Michael ; Gayler, Sebastian ; Gessler, Arthur ; Javaux, Mathieu ; Klier, Christine. A one-dimensional model of water flow in soil-plant systems based on plant architecture. In: Plant Soil, Vol. 341, p. 233-256
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