Using Leaf Mass per Area as predictor of light interception and absorption in crop/weed monoculture or mixed stands

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 575-584

  Fila, Gianni ^a   Sartorato, Ivan ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abutilon theophrasti Medicus; Glycine max L.; Leaf Mass per Area; Light absorption; Light interception

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT EFFECT; MONOCULTURE; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYTOMASS; SOYBEAN; WEED;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 79952040445     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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