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. 2020 Dec 25;37(4):443–450. doi: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.20.0708a

Table 1. Eight parameters that describe when and where the stem bends. We note that the threshold κc=−0.04 for tstartκ=min and sstartκ=min is introduced to avoid fluctuation in κ=min being insensitive with −0.05, −0.06.

Quantity Explanation Range of values
tstartθ=π/4 The first time when any position reaches θ=π/4 60–70
sstartθ=π/4 The curvilinear coordinate of the position that first reaches θ=π/4 0.40–0.65
sθ=π/4300 min The curvilinear coordinate of the position s (θ=π/4) at t=300 min 0.20–0.40
α′ The slope of (s/L0, t) with 5 time points from time tstartθ=π/4 −300–−1,200
tstartκ=min The first time when any position reaches κ<κc 40–70
sstartκ=min The curvilinear coordinate of the position that first reaches κ<κc 0.55–0.65
sκ=min300 min The curvilinear coordinate of the position s (κ=min) at t=300 min 0.15–0.40
β′ The slope of (s, t) with 5 time points from time tstartκ=min −1,200–0