Decline in the growth of a sugarcane crop with age under high input conditions

Field Crops Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 305-320

  Park, S E ^a   Robertson, M ^a   Inman Bamber, N G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extinction coefficient; Lodging; Radiation interception; Radiation use efficiency; Reduced growth phenomenon; Specific leaf N

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; FUMIGATION; GROWTH KINETICS; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CROP START; CROP YIELD; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY (RUE); REDUCED GROWTH PHENOMENON (RGP);

SUGAR CANE;

GROWTH RATE; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; SUGAR CANE; TEMPERATURE; YIELD;

BIOMASS; FARM CROPS; GROWTH; HARVESTING; RADIATION; SUGAR; SUGAR CANE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

RUTA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 18144372782     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.01.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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