An idea based on plant root growth for numerical optimization

Most bio-inspired algorithms simulate the behaviors of animals. This paper proposes a new plant-inspired algorithm named Root Mass Optimization (RMO). RMO simulates the root growth behavior of plants. Seven well-known benchmark functions are used to validate its optimization effect. We compared RMO with other existing animal-inspired algorithms, including artificial bee colony (ABC) and particle swarm optimization (PSO). The experimental results show that RMO outperforms other algorithms on most benchmark functions. RMO provides a new reference for solving optimization problems.