Research Topics

Model development focuses on models of root system growth that are responsive to the soil environment. Examples include root system P uptake from low-P soils including plant adaptations such as root architecture plasticity, root hair development, root exudation and the symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Multiscale modelling is used to reflect the fact that various scales are involved in those interactions.

Three-dimensional images from non-invasive imaging techniques are used to extract root system parameters as well as for model calibration and validation.