Experimental Agriculture · 1973 · 44 citations · 15 references
AgricultureAgronomyCrop SciencesCrop ProductionCropping SystemsOilseed Crop ScienceCrop DevelopmentCrop GrowthCrop NutritionOilseed Crop EcologyOilseed Crop PhysiologyPlant GrowthCo2 Assimilation RateCrop Productivity AssessmentCrop YieldsDry Matter ContentNet Assimilation RateNet Carbon AssimilationPlant Density Effects On BiomassPlant Growth Analysis
SUMMARY Crop growth rate of oil palm increases with leaf area index (LAI) to about 40 tons/ha./yr at the highest LAIs obtained. Net assimilation rate and dry matter production per palm decrease with increasing LAI, but the amount of dry matter per palm incorporated in vegetative tissues is unaffected by density. As a result the optimal LAI for oil yield is considerably below the critical LAI for maximum crop growth rate.
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The breeding of crop ideotypes
Physiological aspects of crop yields.
Jerry D. Eastin, F. A. Haskins, Charles Y. Sullivan et al. · 1969 · 178 citations
Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Sciences +14