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A POPULATION MODEL FOR PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: COUPLING COTTON–HERBIVORE INTERACTION

Abstract A general population model for cotton growth and development is presented. The model captures the essential properties of the biological processes, and is sufficiently flexible to the incorporation of complex physiological and behavioral characteristics. The model has been used successfully to simulate the growth and development of Acala SJ-II cotton in California. The mathematical framework for coupling plants and herbivores has been presented, and the biological implications of their damage to the plant examined in a very general way.