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Crop Production Potential and Energy Conversion Efficiency in Different Environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

David Gibbon ,
Robert Holliday ,
Francesco Mattei  and
Gaetano Luppi
David Gibbon
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Leeds, England
Robert Holliday
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Leeds, England
Francesco Mattei
Affiliation:
Plant Radiobiochemistry and Ecophysiology Laboratory of National Research Council, Rome, Italy
Gaetano Luppi
Affiliation:
Agronomy Institute, University of Turin, Italy
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Summary

A method of estimating crop production potential was devised and tested in a number of contrasting solar radiation climates. With increasing levels of solar radiation, total dry matter yields of kale, maize and sugar beet increased, whilst energy conversion efficiency declined in kale and sugar beet but increased in maize. Maximum potential crop yields in almost all environments were achieved with a conversion efficiency of approximately 2 per cent of total radiant energy.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , July 1970 , pp. 197 - 204
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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