A model explaining genotypic and environmental variation in leaf area development of rice based on biomass growth and leaf N accumulation |
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Authors: | Hiroe Yoshida Takeshi Horie Keisuke Katsura Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa |
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Institution: | 1. Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan;2. National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kannondai 3-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8517, Japan |
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Abstract: | Leaf area index (LAI) is one of the major determinants of crop photosynthesis. The objectives of this study were to clarify the relationship between LAI development and crop growth in diverse rice genotypes grown under widely different climate conditions and to develop a model explaining genotypic and environmental variation in LAI dynamics based on environmental and plant factors. Cross-locational experiments were conducted with nine different rice genotypes at eight locations in Asia covering a wide climate range under irrigated conditions with sufficient nitrogen application. The LAI observed at the heading stage ranged from 0.85 to 8.77 among the genotypes grown at the eight locations. A fairly stable allometric relationship was observed between LAI development and above-ground biomass growth during the period from transplanting to 2 weeks before heading over all the genotypes, sites and years (r = 0.91). The allometric relationship was, however, under the influence of leaf nitrogen content per unit leaf area (LNC, g m−2 leaf) and air temperature. On the basis of these results, we modeled the LAI development as a function of relative crop growth rate (RGR), LNC and air temperature. The rate of LAI decrease associated with leaf senescence was also described as a function of LNC. |
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Keywords: | Rice LAI development Model Leaf N accumulation |
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