Modelling photosynthesis in monocultures and mixtures [pasture canopies]
1989
Johnson, I.R (New England Univ., Armidale (Australia). Dept. of Agronomy and Soil Science) | Parsons, A.J. | Ludlow, M.M. (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, St Lucia (Australia). Div. of Tropical Crops and Pastures)
An improved model for monocultures, using the non-rectangular hyperola for the rate of single-leaf photosynthesis and incorporating the Monsi-Saeki approach for light interception in the canopy, is presented, and extended to describe photosynthesis in mixed-species canopies. It is shown to be a good representation of grazed temperate grass-clover swards and of frequently-cut tropical ones.
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