A mathematical function for crop growth based on light interception and leaf area expansion

Annals of Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 695-701

  Goudriaan, J ^a   Monteith, J L ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Crop growth; Expolinear equation; Leaf area expansion; Light interception; Mathematical function; Models of growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000014828     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a088084     Document Type: Article

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