Contributions of foliage distribution and leaf functions to light interception, transpiration and photosynthetic capacities in two apple cultivars at branch and tree scales

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 665-678

  Massonnet, C ^a   Regnard, J L ^a   Lauri, P E ^a   Costes, E ^a   Sinoquet, H ^b  

^a MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

3 D mock ups; FSPM; Gas exchange; Intra species variability; LAD; Malus x domestica; RATP model; STAR; Virtual plants

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVAR; DECIDUOUS TREE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOLIAGE; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF AREA; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSPIRATION;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 45249097174     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.5.665     Document Type: Article

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