Light interception and dry matter conversion efficiency of miscanthus genotypes estimated from spectral reflectance measurements

New Phytologist

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-270

  Jørgensen, Uffe ^a   Mortensen, Jørgen ^a   Ohlsson, Christer ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomass conversion efficiency; Energy crop; Light interception; Miscanthus; Radiation use efficiency; Senescence; Spectral reflectance; Vegetation index

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; GENOTYPE; INTERCEPTION; PLANT BREEDING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; VEGETATION INDEX;

MISCANTHUS; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 17344394302     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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