title: Fundaments of plant cybernetics.
abstract: A systemic approach is proposed for analyzing plants' physiological organization and cybernesis. To this end, the plant is inspected as a system, starting from the integration of crown and root systems, and its impact on a number of basic epigenetic events. The approach proves to be axiomatic and facilitates the definition of the principles behind the plant's autonomous control of growth and reproduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Energetics, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zucconi
mesh_terms: D003491:Cybernetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena