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Quantitative Descriptions of Foliage Display and Light Absorption in Field Communities of Corn Plants 1
Author(s) -
Loomis R. S.,
Williams W. A.,
Duncan W. G.,
Dovrat A.,
Nunez F. A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1968.0011183x000800030027x
Subject(s) - biology , zea mays , absorption (acoustics) , population , field (mathematics) , poaceae , botany , optics , agronomy , physics , mathematics , sociology , pure mathematics , demography
Leaf display in foliage canopies of equidistantly spaced corn plants was measured; the vertical distribution of leaf area within several angle classes are given at various stages ot growth for seven population densities. When used in computer simulations, these descriptions provide calculated light profiles which agree well with measured profiles. The canopies are compared with earlier and more general reports from other workers.