Table 2 Model parameters : typical model parameters used throughout this work
From: Penetration capacity of the wood-decay fungus Physisporinus vitreus
Wood: | Symbol | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
Tracheids | [l L , l T , l 0 ] | [2.5, 0.08, 0.04] | mm |
Density of nutrient point | ρ | 40 | 1*l^d-1 |
Diameter of bordered pit | D | 10 | μm |
Fungus: | |||
Mean hyphal growth rate | μ | 1 | l*d^-1 |
Mean edge length | λ | 2/3*ξ | l |
Growth cut-off length | ξ | 0.125 | l |
Growth cut-off angle | θ | 90 | ° |
Growth costs | [a,b] | [0, 0] | - |
Pit initial nutrient | ν | D | μm |
Pit initial degradation rate | α I | 0 | - |
Pit degradation rate | α C | 4 | μm*d^-1 |
Pit opening | κ | 0.1 | - |
Apical branching threshold | β t | 0.6*ν | - |
Lateral branching threshold | β s | 0.35*ν | - |
Simulation: | |||
Initial number of pellet | n k 0 | 60 | - |
Initial number of tips | n s 0 | 1 | - |
Initial nutrient concentration | n n 0 | 3/2*β t | - |