Relative contributions of light interception and radiation use efficiency to the reduction of maize productivity under cold temperatures

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 885-899

  Louarn, Gaëtan ^a   Chenu, Karine ^a,d   Fournier, Christian ^b,c   Andrieu, Bruno ^b,c   Giauffret, Catherine ^a  

^a Université de Lille 1 Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UMR 1402 ECOSYS   (France)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Architecture; Chilling stress; Elite inbreds; Light transfer model; Structural model; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MODEL STRUCTURES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CHILLING STRESS; ELITE INBREDS; LIGHT TRANSFER MODEL; STRUCTURAL MODEL; ZEA MAYS;

BIOMASS;

COLD AIR; CROP PRODUCTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MAIZE; SOWING DATE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55949090881     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP08061     Document Type: Article

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