Two-dimensional solar radiation interception model for hedgerow fruit trees

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 207-225

  Annandale, J G ^a   Jovanovic, N Z ^a   Campbell, G S ^b   Du Sautoy, N ^a   Lobit, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Decagon Devices Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop simulation models; Hedgerow; Leaf area density; Orchard; Solarimeter; Transmissivity of canopy to direct radiation

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; HEDGEROW; IRRADIANCE; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0842268122     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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