Problems & Reports From The Fourth MPSSG

Problems from the Fourth Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group, 4-7 January 2011, at the University of Nottingham

Problem 1

Problem:
• Alessandra Devoto 2010 Construction of the jasmonates gene regulatory network in Arabidopsis and identification of major players and novel components Proceedings of the 4th Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group
Report:
• Anthony Hampstead, Siddharth Jayaraman, Michael Kreim, Julien Lavenus, Anna Lovrics, Nathan Mellor, Daniele Muraro, Katarzyna Oles, John Ward & Alessandra Devoto 2011 Modelling the interactions for JA signalling and response Proceedings of the 4th Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group

Problem 2

Problem:
• Kerrie Ferrar 2011 Defining ideotypes in the biomass crop Miscanthus Proceedings of the 4th Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group
Report:
• Kerrie Ferrar, Kim Kenobi, Simon Preston, Theodore Kypraios, Simon Pearce, Simon White & Sophy Thomas 2011 Defining ideotypes in the biomass crop Miscanthus Proceedings of the 4th Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group
Paper:
• Paul Robson, Elaine Jensen, Sarah Hawkins, Simon R White, Kim Kenobi, John Clifton-Brown, Iain Donnison & Kerrie Farrar 2013 Accelerating the domestication of a bioenergy crop: identifying and modelling morphological targets for sustainable yield increase in Miscanthus Journal of experimental botany 64 (14), 4143-4155

Problem 3

Problem:
• Ryan Ramsey & Kim Travis 2010 Modelling effects of photosynthetic adaptations on source sink relationships and yield patterns of recurrent flowering vegetable crops Proceedings of the 4th Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group
Report:
• Oliver Bain, John Billingham, John Fozard, Sunny Modhara, Adrian Pratt, John King, Arnd Korn & Jonathan Wattis 2011 Modelling effects of photosynthetic adaptations on source sink relationships and yield patterns of recurrent flowering vegetable crops Proceedings of the 4th Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group

Problem 4

Problem:
• Zoe Wilson 2010 Modelling anther opening and pollen release Proceedings of the 4th Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group
Report:
• M.R. Nelson, L.R. Band, R.J. Dyson, K.J. Heymer, J. Hiorns, O.E. Jensen, A. Korn, T. Lessinnes, S. Pearce, S. Thomas, D.L.K. Toner, F. Xu & C. Yang 2013 Biomechanical modelling of anther dehiscence and pollen release Proceedings of the 4th Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group
Paper:
• M. R. Nelson^#, L. R. Band, R. J. Dyson, T. Lessinnes, D. M. Wells, C. Yang, N. M. Everitt, O. E. Jensen & Z. A. Wilson 2012 A biomechanical model of anther opening reveals the roles of dehydration and secondary thickening New Phytologist 196 (4), 1030–1037