Modeling Cut Rose Yield Over an 18-Month Period After Compost Amendment Using Repeated Sigmoidal Gompertz Curve Fitting.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the growth, development, and production patterns of perennial crops is crucial for optimizing agricultural practices and enhancing crop productivity. Growth models are valuable tools in this regard, offering insights into how crops respond to different experimental treatments. This study evaluates the suitability of repeated Gompertz growth curves for assessing the impact of compost amendment on the yield of cut roses over an 18-month period. Yield data was collected from an experiment testing the effects of four different compost treatments on cut roses, with daily records of the number of stems harvested per replicate plot. Comparison of Generalized Additive Mixed Models with repeated Gompertz growth curves showed that the Gompertz model effectively captured yield dynamics

SUBMITTER: de Nijs EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12041442 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature