Root biomass partitioning equation

computes fraction of biomass allocated to roots

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Description

This equation computes the potential daily increase in root biomass by allocating a fraction of total crop biomass growth to the root system. The allocation fraction decreases linearly with phenological development, reflecting empirical observations that crops invest more biomass in roots during early growth stages than at maturity. At emergence, a larger share of biomass is assigned to root growth, while this share is reduced as the crop develops. The formulation represents a simplified biomass partitioning rule rather than an independent root growth process. The resulting root biomass increment is used as input for subsequent root distribution and soil interaction calculations.

Formula(s) and Quantities

$Δ R W T_{i} = Δ B_{P, i} (0.4 - 0.2 H U I_{i})$
$H U I$ represents heat unit index
$Δ B_{P}$ represents potential biomass increment
$Δ R W T$ represents total root weight increment

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