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ReviewPlant molecular biology2026

Quantitative research from the perspective of mathematical and physical crop science: a review of phenotyping, mechanics, and modeling.

Zaibin Wang, Qingting Liu, Yan Zhang, Xueting Han, Tao Wu, Qing Zhou, Zhenghe Luo, Xiaojuan Lin

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Review in Plant molecular biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Zaibin WangCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Qingting LiuCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China. qingting@scau.edu.cn.
Yan ZhangCollege of Information Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Xueting HanCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Tao WuCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Qing ZhouCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhenghe LuoCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaojuan LinCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China,China 32271995
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Addressing global grand challenges, including food security, climate change, and resource scarcity, requires transcending the limitations of traditional crop science research. Traditional approaches often suffer from low-throughput, destructive nature, and qualitatively macroscopic analyses, hindering the in-depth exploration and precise manipulation of crop growth mechanisms necessary for modern agriculture. This review systematically synthesizes recent advancements and pinpoints critical bottlenecks in key areas of modern crop science research: high-throughput phenotyping, multiscale mechanics of crops, and numerical modeling of crop-environment interactions. Based on this synthesis, we propose and articulate a conceptual framework for the novel interdisciplinary field: “mathematical and physical crop science.” The framework establishes an integrated paradigm of “data-driven, mechanism-based, and system-predictive” research, structured as follows: (1) High-throughput phenotyping, coupled with artificial intelligence and machine learning-driven analysis, quantifies dynamic phenotypic traits emerging from genotype-by-environment interactions. (2) Multiscale mechanics of crops resolves the physical constraints governing crop structure and function across different scales. (3) Numerical modeling of crop-environment interactions simulates the dynamic interactions between crop physiological processes and environmental factors. The overarching goal is to integrate these historically disparate research domains, providing a unified theoretical foundation for the systematic understanding of crop physiological and developmental processes and informing sustainable agricultural practices.

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Crops, AgriculturalModels, BiologicalPhenotypeCross-scale integrationFunctional-structural plant modelHigh-throughput phenotypingMathematical and physical crop scienceMultiscale mechanics of cropsNumerical modeling of crop-environment interactions

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