Virtual trees and light capture: A method for optimizing agroforestry stand design

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-47

  Leroy, Céline ^a,b,c   Sabatier, Sylvie ^a   Wahyuni, Novi Sari ^b   Barczi, Jean François ^a   Dauzat, Jean ^a   Laurans, Marilyne ^a   Auclair, Daniel ^a  

^a UMR AMAP   (France)

^b BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

3D virtual plant; Acacia mangium; Agroforestry; Light interception; Plant architecture; Simulation; Tectona grandis

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTERCROPPING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SEASONALITY; SIMULATION; STAND STRUCTURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TREE PLANTING;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 70350057632     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-009-9232-z     Document Type: Article

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