Calculating maximum theoretical yield in rice

Field Crops Research

Volumn 182, Issue , 2015, Pages 68-75

  Sheehy, John E ^a   Mitchell, P L ^b  

^a Department of Animal and Plant Sciences University of Sheffield ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canopy architecture; Models; Nitrogen recycling; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Yield

Indexed keywords

C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; HARVESTING; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN CYCLE; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; RESPIRATION; RICE; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84940451627     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.05.013     Document Type: Article

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