Root biomass distribution equation

allocates root biomass growth according to water use

deterministic formula, dimensional formula, discrete-space formula, discrete-time formula, dynamic formula, formula, nonlinear formula

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Description

This equation distributes the total daily increase in root biomass among soil layers in proportion to plant water use in each layer. The formulation assumes that layers contributing more to water uptake also receive a larger share of new root growth. Normalization by total water use ensures conservation of total root biomass increment across layers. The approach yields realistic vertical root distributions under non-limiting conditions and dynamically adjusts allocation when soil water or root stress factors reduce water uptake.

Formula(s) and Quantities

$\mathrm{\Delta }R{W}_{i,l}=\mathrm{\Delta }RW{T}_i\frac{u_{i,l}}{\sum _{l=1}^M{u}_{i,l}}$

$\mathrm{\Delta }RWT$ represents total root weight increment

$\mathrm{\Delta }RW$ represents root weight in soil layer increment

$u$ represents plant water use rate in soil layer

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