Finding the center of a phyllotactic pattern

@article{citeulike:1025064, abstract = {The calculation of divergence angles between primordia in a plant apex depends on the point used as the center of the apex. In mathematically ideal phyllotactic patterns, the center is well defined but there has not been a precise definition for the center of naturally occurring phyllotactic patterns. A few techniques have been proposed for estimating the location of the center but without a precise definition for the center the accuracy of these methods cannot be known. This paper provides a precise definition that can be used as the center of a phyllotactic pattern and a numerical method which can accurately find it. These tools will make it easier to compare theory against experiment in phyllotaxis.}, author = {Hotton, Scott}, citeulike-article-id = {1025064}, doi = {10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00217-0}, journal = {Journal of Theoretical Biology}, keywords = {angle, divergance, phyllotaxis, theoretical}, month = {November}, number = {1}, pages = {15--32}, posted-at = {2007-01-04 14:55:39}, priority = {0}, title = {Finding the center of a phyllotactic pattern}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00217-0}, volume = {225}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1025064 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1025064 N2 - The calculation of divergence angles between primordia in a plant apex depends on the point used as the center of the apex. In mathematically ideal phyllotactic patterns, the center is well defined but there has not been a precise definition for the center of naturally occurring phyllotactic patterns. A few techniques have been proposed for estimating the location of the center but without a precise definition for the center the accuracy of these methods cannot be known. This paper provides a precise definition that can be used as the center of a phyllotactic pattern and a numerical method which can accurately find it. These tools will make it easier to compare theory against experiment in phyllotaxis. IS - 1 JF - Journal of Theoretical Biology EP - 32 TI - Finding the center of a phyllotactic pattern VL - 225 SP - 15 KW - angle KW - divergance KW - phyllotaxis KW - theoretical AU - Hotton, Scott PY - 2003/11/07/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00217-0 ER -