Mathematics of plant leaves Unusual Japanese plant inspires recalculation of equation used to model leaf arrangement patterns Date: June 6, 2019 Source: University of Tokyo Summary: A Japanese ...

Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn colors, or taste, and the arrangement of leaves on a plant is a practical way to identify a species. However, the details of how plants control their ...

He said the way to tell if a hop plant has been over-watered is by looking at the ground. If the soil looks muddy or if there’s sitting water anywhere, that means the plants have been watered ...

While most leaf arrangement patterns keep a constant divergence angle, the O. japonica shrub, which is native to Japan and other parts of East Asia, grows leaves in an alternating series of four ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo used the Expanded Douady and Couder 2 equation to model how leaves are arranged on plant stems. In the new equation, each leaf more intensely inhibits the ...