Predicting growth and development of pigeonpea: leaf area development

Ranganathan, R and Chauhan, Y S and Flower, D J and Robertson, M J and Sanetra, C and Silim, S N (2001) Predicting growth and development of pigeonpea: leaf area development. Field Crops Research, 69 (2). pp. 163-172.

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Abstract

Relationships are developed that describe the processes of node production, leaf appearance and senescence, and leaf size in pigeonpea in relation to temperature, plant density and maturity type. The rate of node production until owering in relation to thermal time was found to be unaffected by season and plant density in the range of 4±33 plants mÿ2. Maturity type did not affect the rate of node production on the main stem or the rate of appearance of leaves on the plant. The rate of senescence of main-stem nodes in relation to thermal time was unaffected by plant density and growth duration. The functions developed in this paper can be used to predict the temporal changes in leaf area development in crop growth models.

Item Type:	Article
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Subjects:	Mandate crops > Pigeonpea
Depositing User:	Library ICRISAT
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2011 06:49
Last Modified:	21 Sep 2011 06:49
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/1773
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-4290(00)00137-4
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