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A model of canopy development in winter wheat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. R. Porter
J. R. Porter
Affiliation:
Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS18 9AF
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Summary

A computer simulation model of canopy development in a crop of winter wheat is described. The principal features of the model are the simulation of the emergence, growth and senescence of individual leaves and the production of tiller groups (cohorts) during a defined phenological period, with their survival depending on cohort age and shoot population density.

Comparison is made between the model output and early- and late-sown crops from three seasons. The behaviour of the model in response to changes in leaf senescence and tiller production is discussed for crops sown in 1978.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 102 , Issue 2 , April 1984 , pp. 383 - 392
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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