Table A1.

Parameter estimates.

Symbol		Description		Units	Value
g		Carbon fixation by photosynthesis		μmolC6/gFW/h	12.7
h		Respiration		/gFW/h	0.79
s*		Starvation threshold		μmolC6/gFW	1.3
τ		Light/dark cycle period		hour	24
η		Sucrose export rate			η(t) Oscillating	$\overline{\eta }$ Constant
aη		Maximum export rate		/gFW/h	3.3	1.98
bη		Minimum export rate		/gFW/h	0.6	1.98
γ(t)		Carbon partitioning assumed oscillating		Dimensionless
aγ		Maximum partitioning fraction when oscillating		Dimensionless
bγ		Minimum partitioning fraction when oscillating		Dimensionless
$\overline{\gamma }$		Carbon partitioning assumed constant		Dimensionless
β(t)		Starch degradation rate assumed oscillating		/gFW/h
aβ		Maximum Starch degradation rate when oscillating		/gFW/h
bβ		Maximum Starch degradation rate when oscillating		/gFW/h
$\overline{\beta }$		Starch degradation rate assumed constant		/gFW/h
		γ(t)	$\overline{\gamma }$
β(t)	aβ	0.47	0.47
	bβ	0.12	0.12
	aγ	0.75	0.49
	bγ	0	0.49