Genetics-based dynamic systems model of canopy photosynthesis: The key to improve light and resource use efficiencies for crops

Food and Energy Security

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 18-25

  Song, Qingfeng ^a   Chu, Chengcai ^b   Parry, Martin A J ^c   Zhu, Xin Guang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canopy photosynthesis; Design crop systems; Genetics based model of canopy photosynthesis; Heterogeneity; Microclimates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986214295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20483694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fes3.74     Document Type: Article

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