Light interception by tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) grown on a sloped field

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 756-762

  Higashide, Tadahisa ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Light extinction coefficient; Plant architecture; Ray tracing; Simulation; Solar radiation; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SLOPE; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSPLANTATION; VEGETABLE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 59349103105     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Acock B., Charles-Edwards D.A., Fitter D.J., Ludig D.W., Warren Wilson J., and Withers A.C. The contribution of leaves from different levels within a tomato crop to canopy net photosynthesis: an experimental examination of two canopy models. J. Exp. Bot. 29 (1978) 815-827
2. Allen Jr. L.H. Model of light penetration into a wide-row crop. Agron. J. 66 (1974) 41-47
3. Andrieu B., Ivanov N., and Boissard P. Simulation of light interception from a maize canopy model constructed by stereo plotting. Agric. For. Meteorol. 75 (1995) 103-119
4. Flenet F., Kiniry J.R., Board J.E., Westgate M.E., and Reicosky D.C. Row spacing effects on light extinction coefficients of corn, sorghum, soybean, sunflower. Agron. J. 88 (1996) 185-190
5. Goudriaan J. The bare bones of leaf-angle distribution in radiation models for canopy photosynthesis and energy exchange. Agric. For. Meteorol. 43 (1988) 155-169
6. Higashide T. Soilless culture on sloping land, invited mini-review. Jpn. J. Plant Sci. 1 (2007) 30-35
7. Higashide T., Ibuki T., Kasahara Y., Sumikawa O., Sakoda T., and Kinoshita T. Cultivation of tomato in a sloped greenhouse by a fertigation system suitable for use on sloping land. Hortic. Res. (Jpn.) 6 (2007) 91-95 (in Japanese with English summary)
8. Higashide T., Kasahara Y., Ibuki T., and Sumikawa O. Development of a closed, cost- and energy-saving hydroponic system for hillside tomato production. Hortic. Res. (Jpn.) 4 (2005) 33-40 (in Japanese with English summary)
9. Higashide T., Kasahara Y., Ibuki T., and Sumikawa O. Development of closed, energy-saving hydroponics for sloping land. Acta Hortic. 691 (2005) 243-248
10. Higashide T., Shimaji H., and Takaichi M. Modeling of cucumber growth using the L-system. Acta Hortic. 519 (2000) 43-52
11. Hikosaka K., Nagashima H., Harada Y., and Hirose T. A simple quantification of interaction between individuals competing for light in a monospecific stand. Func. Ecol. 15 (2001) 642-646
12. Honjo T., and Shono H. Measurement of leaf tip angle by using image analysis and 3-D digitizer. J. Agric. Meteorol. 57 (2001) 101-106 (in Japanese with English summary)
13. Isoda A., Yoshimura T., Ishikawa T., Nakamura Y., Nojima H., and Takasaki Y. An analysis of light intercepting characteristics in rice by using simple integrated solarimeter. Tech. Bull. Fac. Hortic. Chiba Univ. 43 (1990) 39-43 (in Japanese with English summary)
14. Iwakiri S., and Inayama M. Studies on the canopy photosynthesis of the horticultural crops in controlled environment: (1). Geometrical structures and penetration of direct solar radiation into cucumber canopy. J. Agric. Meteorol. 30 (1974) 1-9 (in Japanese with English summary)
15. Iwakiri S., and Inayama M. Studies on the canopy photosynthesis of the horticultural crops in controlled environment: (2). Distribution of percent sunlit leaf area in hedgerow cucumber canopies. J. Agric. Meteorol. 30 (1974) 17-26 (in Japanese with English summary)
16. Johnson R.S., and Lakso A.N. Approaches to modeling light interception in orchards. HortScience 26 (1991) 1002-1004
17. Kahlen K. 3D architectural modeling of greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) using L-systems. Acta Hortic. 718 (2006) 51-58
18. Kurata K., Okada M., and Sase S. Row orientation and direct solar radiation absorptance of tomato canopy. J. Agric. Meteorol. 44 (1988) 15-22 (in Japanese with English summary)
19. Monsi M., and Saeki T. Uber den lichtfaktor in den pflanzengesellscaften und seine bedutung fur die stoffproduction. Jpn. J. Bot. 14 (1953) 22-52
20. Nagasaki Y. A consideration in farm mechanization and engineering for agriculture on sloping land. J. Jpn. Soc. Agric. Machin. 64 (2002) 14-18 (in Japanese)
21. Palmer J.W. Diurnal light interception and a computer model of light interception by hedgerow apple orchards. J. Appl. Ecol. 14 (1977) 601-614
22. Papadopoulos A.P., and Pararajasingham S. The influence of plant spacing on light interception and use in greenhouse tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill): a review. Sci. Hortic. 69 (1997) 1-29
23. Percy R.W., and Yang W. A three-dimensional crown architecture model for assessment of light capture and carbon gain by understory plants. Oecologia 108 (1996) 1-12
24. Prunsinkiewicz P., and Lindenmayer A. The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990), Springer-Verlag, New York
25. Sato S. Theoretical investigation upon the insolation on terraces and slop fields in middle latitudes. Bull. Kyusyu Natl. Agric. Exp. Sta. 12 (1967) 281-341 (in Japanese with English summary)
26. Sato S., Kamiyama M., Iwata T., Makita N., Furukawa H., and Ikeda H. Moderate Increase of mean daily temperature adversely affects fruit set of Lycopersicon esculentum by disrupting specific physiological processes in male reproductive development. Ann. Bot. 97 (2006) 731-738
27. Shono H., and Sase S. Three-dimensional image measurement of leaf tip angle and outline of shape of tomato plants. Environ. Cont. Biol. 34 (1996) 75-85 (in Japanese with English summary)
28. Sinoquet H., Moulia B., and Bonhomme R. Estimating the three-dimensional geometry of a maize crop as input of radiation models: comparison between three-dimensional digitizing and plant profiles. Agric. For. Meteorol. 55 (1991) 233-249
29. Takenaka A., Inui Y., and Osawa A. Measurement of three-dimensional structure of plants with simple device and estimation of light capture of individual leaves. Func. Ecol. 12 (1998) 158-165
30. Takeda T., Hirano T., Urano S., and Horiguchi I. A geometric model of sunflower plants using L-system. J. Agric. Meteorol. 57 (2001) 145-153
31. Uchijima Z., Inoue K., and Kimura S. The climate in growth chamber: (6). Diffuse radiation environment in vinylhouses. J. Agric. Meteorol. 32 (1976) 117-125 (in Japanese with English summary)
32. Watanabe S., Nakano Y., and Okano K. Simple measurement of amount of light-interception by individual leaves in fruit vegetables by using an integrated solarimeter film. Environ. Cont. Biol. 39 (2001) 121-125 (in Japanese with English summary)
33. Watanabe T., Hanan J.S., Room P.M., Hasegawa T., Nakagawa H., and Takahashi W. Rice morphogenesis and plant architecture: measurement, specification and the reconstruction of structural development by 3D architectural modeling. Ann. Bot. 95 (2005) 1131-1143