The effect of crop start date, crop class and cultivar on sugarcane canopy development and radiation interception

Field Crops Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 249-260

  Singels, A ^a   Smit, M A ^a   Redshaw, K A ^a   Donaldson, R A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Canopy; Cultivar; Leaf area; Shoot density; Start date; Thermal time

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR CANE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CROP CANOPY; CROP CLASS; POPULATION DENSITY; RADIATION INTERCEPTION;

CROPS;

CANOPY; LEAF AREA; SUGAR CANE;

BIOMASS; FARM CROPS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SHOOTS; SUGAR; SUGAR CANE;

SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 18144409512     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.01.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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