Title :
Light Extinction in Spring Wheat Canopies in Relation to Crop Configuration and Solar Angle
Author :
Evers, Jochem B. ; Huth, Neil I. ; Renton, Michael
Author_Institution :
Centre for Crop Syst. Anal., Plant Sci., Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, Netherlands
Abstract :
Light interception is a key driver of crop production. Extinction of light depends on various factors such as row spacing, plant population density and solar angle. This preliminary study shows the effects of such factors on light extinction using a functional-structural modelling approach, focusing on spring wheat. In future studies these results will be implemented in a well-established crop growth model and used to assess the effects of variability in light extinction on crop growth.
Keywords :
crops; photosynthesis; crop configuration; crop growth model; crop production; functional-structural modelling approach; light extinction; light interception; plant population density; spring wheat canopies; Crops; Springs;
Conference_Titel :
Plant Growth Modeling, Simulation, Visualization and Applications (PMA), 2009 Third International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-7695-3988-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6330-5
DOI :
10.1109/PMA.2009.20
