Study on Growth Model of Sabina Vulgaris

Many experiments have verified that Sabina vulgaris shrubs had distinguished advantage in anti-drought, but a lot of past works were primarily focused on its eco-physiological characteristics, with its growth model almost never explored. In this work, the primary model of S. vulgaris shrubs is discussed and improved based on the dual-scale automaton model with the data from experiments. The diversification on its internode lengths, branching angles and curvature of branches in different growth cycles is also discussed. This study introduces a new method from agro-ecological perspective. The dynamic model describes the growth of S. vulgaris more accurately in natural environment, and visualization can be implemented by using C++ and OpenGL. The result provides a feasible study on the dynamics of S. vulgaris growth, architecture and geometry in various drought environments.