A Hybridisation of Runner-Based and Seed-Based Plant Propagation Algorithms

In this chapter we introduce a hybrid plant propagation algorithm which combines the standard PPA which uses runners as a means for search and SbPPA which uses seeds as a means for search. Runners are more suited for exploitation while seeds, when propagated by animals and birds, are more suited for exploration. Combining the two is a natural development to design an effective global optimisation algorithm. PPA and SbPPA will be recalled. The hybrid algorithm is then presented and comparative computational results are reported.