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🌱 Root Growth in Soil 2D: Rhizotron Water, Nutrient and Tropism Lab

Interactive 2D root growth model: water and nutrient diffusion in soil, Michaelis-Menten uptake, gravitropism, hydrotropism, chemotropism, branching and a shoot carbon economy, with live graphs and numerical checks.

Molecular Biology2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Grow a root system in a 2D soil slice: water and nutrient diffusion, root uptake, gravitropism, hydrotropism, chemotropism, branching and shoot carbon limits with live graphs.

Root GrowthSoil WaterTropismPlant PhysiologyCanvas 2D

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install