Open AccessSimplification of a light-based model for estimating final internode length in greenhouse cucumber canopies
Author(s) -
Katrin Kahlen,
Hartmut Stützel
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/mcr130
Subject(s) - cucumis , canopy , biology , leaf area index , horticulture , greenhouse , botany , elongation , specific leaf area , mathematics , photosynthesis , ultimate tensile strength , metallurgy , materials science
Light quantity and quality affect internode lengths in cucumber (Cucumis sativus), whereby leaf area and the optical properties of the leaves mainly control light quality within a cucumber plant community. This modelling study aimed at providing a simple, non-destructive method to predict final internode lengths (FILs) using light quantity and leaf area data.
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