Quantitative Analysis of Shoot Development and Branching Patterns in Actinidia

A method for quantifying Actinidia vine architecture is presented by Seleznyova et al. (pp. 471-482). Three shoot types corresponding to different node number distributions are defined. Hidden semi-Markov stochastic models are then used to represent branching patterns. A relationship between axillary shoot growth and the transition from the preformed to newly-formed parts of the parent shoot is discussed.