COMPACT REPRESENTATION
A compact representation of states and relationships supports work with complex interaction structures.
XyloTwin — a digital twin of grapevine xylem.
DIGITAL
TWIN OF
XYLEM.
A new level of modeling for practical research: from evaluating intervention scenarios to opportunities for discovering previously unknown relationships.
Explore the approach
Inside a branching vessel network
Structure, flow and interaction.
↓01 — 07
02 /The approach
TERNARY
ARCHITECTURE.
The computational foundation of XyloTwin for working with complex interactions and incomplete knowledge.
SPECIALIZED COMPUTATION
Specialized operations are designed around the model’s states, relationships and their changes.
RETAINED ALTERNATIVES
Unresolved relationships and competing explanations remain in the model for further investigation.
A MODEL CAPABLE OF DISCOVERY
XyloTwin investigates unknown interactions and expands the model when existing relationships cannot explain the behavior of the xylem.
New observations help compare alternatives and expand the model’s structure.
03 /The architecture
FROM VESSELS
TO A SYSTEM.
Living xylem and the media that influence it.
Xylem vessels and fluids interact with neighboring living tissues and media. XyloTwin models the xylem’s physical processes and responses, including these surrounding influences. A change in one relationship can alter how another acts, making context and history part of the explanation.
Grapevine xylem, its interactions and the surrounding media that influence it.
01
Media
Xylem vessels, fluids and neighboring living tissues.
02
Interactions
Influences whose effects depend on other relationships.
03
Context
Surrounding influences and the history of the xylem.
The model covers grapevine xylem, its responses and the media that influence it.
04 /Discovering hidden links
DISCOVERS
NEW LINKS.
XyloTwin compares xylem responses with physical models to identify relationships absent from the initial description. Indirect observations help investigate hidden processes and distinguish alternative explanations.
Which hidden interactions explain a change in flow?
How does history change the xylem’s response under similar conditions?
Which observations distinguish alternative structures of relationships?
Newly identified relationships expand the model’s initial structure.
05 /A model that evolves
EXPANDS
THE MODEL’S
STRUCTURE.
New observations refine parameters and expand the structure of relationships.
XyloTwin simulates xylem responses, identifies discrepancies with observations and explores alternative interactions. Comparison with data and physical constraints refines parameters, adds missing relationships and revises how relationships influence one another.
- 01
Simulates
Tracks xylem responses and discrepancies with observations.
- 02
Explores
Examines alternative relationships and interaction structures.
- 03
Compares
Tests explanations against observations and physical constraints.
- 04
Revises
Refines parameters and expands the structure of relationships.
Each cycle tests explanations and refines the model’s structure.
06 /Who it is for
FROM THE LAB
TO THE VINEYARD.
Questions about grapevine xylem cross disciplines. XyloTwin brings plant science, physical modeling and field experience together around its processes and responses. An unexpected observation in the vineyard can become a precise question about the xylem and the media that influence it.
Research groups
Explore how anatomy, flow and interacting processes shape the xylem’s response.
Vineyards & wineries
Investigate unexplained xylem responses and the effects of changing vineyard conditions.
Agronomic consultants
Connect field observations with possible mechanisms and more focused questions.
07 /Get in touch
Let’s talk
YOUR QUESTION.
LET’S EXPLORE IT.
Which processes in grapevine xylem would you like to understand?
Tell us about your question and observations. Let’s discuss where the XyloTwin approach could help.