Modeling the Growth of Malva parviflora Growing in Two Different Bioclimatic Regions

摘要

A random sample of 526 individual plants of Malva parviflora growing in two different bioclimatic regions were collected to examine the effects of different environmental conditions present at different bioclimatic regions on the growth patterns of this medicinally important plant using Richard`s, Von Bertalanfi`s and Gompertz growth models. Model parameters were calculated using plant height, leaf length, petiole length and leaf weight as the growth determining parameters. There were differences in the growth patterns of plants growing in the warm bioclimatic region when compared with plants growing in the cool bioclimatic region. These differences indicated that different environmental conditions present at different bioclimatic regions can affect the growth of Malva parviflora . Plants growing in warm regions had a longer growth period and a higher maximum plant height and petiole length and those growing in the cool region had a higher petiole length and leaf weight.