Estimation of vegetative growth in Sesamum indicum by a mathematical model

Knowledge of plant growth and development and the time of its occurrence are essential in order to necessary management for their function enhancement. Plant growth and development is affected by various genetic and environmental factors that understanding the impact of these factors and their relationships is very hard and requires time- consuming and costly researches. Quantifying the events and behaviors of the growth and development process with the help of mathematical equations is the most effective methods for an understanding of the growth and development process and quality of different factors. In the present research, we selected Sesamum indicum as a model for presentation of leaf and stem growth equations because of its short-time life cycle and the importance of its cultivation in Iran. After its cultivating and collecting the required data, the leaf and stem growth functions along with related charts was presented by MATLAB software. The result showed that Fourier series functions had the highest degree of adjustment with the tested samples

Keywords:

Mathematical model , Growth and Sesamum indicum