Open AccessExploring the spatial distribution of light interception and photosynthesis of canopies by means of a functional–structural plant model
Author(s) -
V. Sarlikioti,
P.H.B. de Visser,
L.F.M. Marcelis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcr006
Subject(s) - interception , canopy , photosynthesis , spatial distribution , biology , botany , atmospheric sciences , ecology , remote sensing , physics , geology
At present most process-based models and the majority of three-dimensional models include simplifications of plant architecture that can compromise the accuracy of light interception simulations and, accordingly, canopy photosynthesis. The aim of this paper is to analyse canopy heterogeneity of an explicitly described tomato canopy in relation to temporal dynamics of horizontal and vertical light distribution and photosynthesis under direct- and diffuse-light conditions.
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