Does spatial arrangement of 3D plants affect light transmission and extinction coefficient within maize crops?

Field Crops Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-69

  Drouet, J L ^a   Kiniry, J R ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D plant architecture; Light extinction coefficient; Light transmission fraction; Maize; Row spacing; Time integration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; LIGHT EXTINCTION;

3D PLANT ARCHITECTURE; ROW SPACING; TIME INTEGRATION;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; LIGHT EFFECT; MAIZE; SPACING; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 39649125401     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

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