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We shall present several qualitative mathematical models to describe the early evolution of water transport systems in plants. To perform this in a systematic way we apply methods which have been developed in phenomenological synergetics. These methods rest on the fact that it becomes possible to describe the macroscopic behavior of a complex system by a set of control and order parameters when they are suitably identified. Our presentation is addressed to community with interdisciplinary interests.
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Empacher, N., Mosbrugger, V., Roth, A. et al. Qualitative mathematical discussion of different evolutionary states in water transport systems of plants. J Biol Phys 21, 241–264 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00700627
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