POTENTIAL VEGETATIVE PRODUCTIVITY IN CANADA

1983 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. TOLLENAAR
Keyword(s):  
Photosynthetic Efficiency ◽  
Theoretical Estimate ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Light Interception ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Potential Productivity ◽  
Crop Growth Rate ◽  
Water Nutrients ◽  
Productivity Estimate

Duration of the growing season appears to be the single most important factor limiting vegetative productivity in Canada. A theoretical estimate of annual vegetative productivity in the absence of limitations due to water, nutrients or soil structure, shows that potential productivity in the 5-mo growing season of Southern Canada is in the range of 25–55 tonne/ha. Maximum productivity, however, lies considerably below the potential productivity estimate due to lower-than-expected photosynthetic efficiency during periods of high solar irradiance. Crop growth rates appear to be rather independent of variation in radiant flux density during the growing season. Consequently, a realistic estimate of maximum vegetative productivity can be obtained by multiplying number of days of full light interception by a crop canopy, by a crop growth rate of 230 kg∙h−1∙day−1 and adding the weight of the crop at the onset of full light interception by the canopy. Maximum vegetative productivity could likely be improved by extending the period of full light interception by crop canopies through the cultivation of perennial species or double-crop sequences. Alternatively, vegetative productivity could likely be improved through increased photosynthetic efficiency. Very high photosynthetic efficiencies of crops grown under field conditions have been reported occasionally in the literature, but factors underlying this high photosynthetic efficiency have not yet been identified.Key words: Vegetative production, photosynthetic efficiency, potential productivity, duration of growing season, crop species

Nutrient uptake and distribution by bread and durum wheat under drought conditions in South Australia

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 721 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zubaidi ◽  
G. K. McDonald ◽  
G. J. Hollamby
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Crop Growth Rate ◽  
Uptake Rates

Summary. An important limitation to the production of durum wheat in South Australia is its poor adaptation to the alkaline, sodic soils of the cereal belt, which often results in nutrient imbalances in the crop. A field experiment was conducted at Palmer, South Australia, to measure the nutrient uptake and distribution between grain and straw of 3 bread wheat cultivars and 9 cultivars and breeding lines of durum wheat. The purpose of the work was to characterise the patterns of nutrient uptake and to examine whether there were major, consistent differences between bread wheat and durum wheat. Rainfall during the growing season was below average and the crops suffered from drought stress after anthesis. Plants were marginally deficient or deficient in nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn), and boron (B) concentrations were high. Compared with bread wheat, durum wheat had a very much higher concentration of sodium (Na), higher concentrations of calcium (Ca) and sulfur (S), but lower concentrations of potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn) and copper (Cu). Total amounts of P, Zn and Na in the shoot continued to increase throughout the growing season with significant increases occurring during grain filling, whereas there was little increase in the amount of N, K, B and Mn during grain filling. The maximum rate of nutrient uptake occurred before the time of maximum crop growth rate, and was in the order K (10.1 weeks after sowing), N (10.6), P (11.3), Mn (12.0), Zn (12.5) and B (14.6); maximum growth rate occurred at 14.8 weeks. There was no consistent difference between bread and durum wheat in the partitioning of nutrients to the grain. The importance of N and Zn uptake to the growth of the durum wheat genotypes was shown by significant correlations between maximum uptake rates of these nutrients and maximum crop growth rate, with the strongest correlation being with Zn. Growth rate was not correlated with uptake rates of other nutrients. A number of genotypes of durum wheat had maximum rates of Zn and Mn accumulation up to twice those of the current commercial genotypes. Some of these lines have yielded well at Zn- and Mn-deficient sites which indicates that the micronutrient efficiency of durum can be improved. Late in the season the experiment showed signs of infection by crown rot (Fusarium graminearum Schw. Group 1). Durum wheat showed more severe symptoms than bread wheat and the number of white heads in durum wheat was inversely correlated with the concentration of Zn in the shoot during the pre-anthesis period.

Effect of artificial wind shelters on the growth and yield of rainfed crops

2002 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 841 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Sudmeyer ◽  
M. C. Crawford ◽  
H. Meinke ◽  
P. L. Poulton ◽  
M. J. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Vapour Pressure ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Crop Species

There is great interest in quantifying and understanding how shelter modifies crop growth and development under Australian conditions. Small constructed enclosures (shelters) can consistently reduce wind speed, allowing experiments to be run with replicated sheltered and unsheltered treatments in close proximity. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect on microclimate of consistently reducing wind speed by 70% and explain the consequences for dryland wheat (Triticum aestivum), lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) and mungbean (Vigna radiata) growth and development, at sites in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia. Crops were grown inside and outside of artificial shelters, 10 by 10 m and extending 1 m above the crop canopy throughout the growing season. Mean daily air and soil temperatures and atmospheric vapour pressure inside the shelters were largely similar to unsheltered conditions. However, clear diurnal trends were evident; daily maximum temperature and vapour pressure deficit (VPD) were increased in shelter when crops were establishing or senescing. When leaf area index (LAI) was reduced in the shelters, soil temperature was greater than in the open, however when LAI was increased in the shelters, soil temperature was less than in the open. Grain yield in shelters ranged between 78 and 120% of unsheltered yield, depending on seasonal conditions and crop species; the mean yield for all sites, crops and years was 99% of unsheltered yield. In the absence of waterlogging, sheltered crops tended to develop more leaf area than unsheltered crops, with an increase in the ratio of leaf area to above-ground biomass. This greater leaf area did not increase soil water use. While LAI was increased by shelter, only 2 of the 6 sheltered crops that were not waterlogged yielded significantly more grain than the unsheltered crops. This may be because the sheltered crops experienced greater maximum temperatures and VPD during anthesis and grain filling than unsheltered crops. Also, net photosynthesis may not have increased in the shelters after canopy closure (LAI>3–4). Lupins, which developed more leaf area inside shelters, may have experienced strong competition for assimilates between developing branches, flowers and fruit. When rainfall was above average and the soil became waterlogged for part of the growing season, grain yield was reduced inside the shelters. Reduced evaporation inside the shelters may have extended the duration and severity of waterlogging and increased stresses on sheltered plants when potential yield was being set. The reductions in wind speed achieved inside the artificial shelters were greater than those likely in conventional tree windbreak systems. Analysis of crop growth illustrated that microclimate modification at this high level of shelter can be both beneficial and harmful, depending on the crop species and climatic conditions during the growing season.

scholarly journals A Machine Learning Method for Predicting Vegetation Indices in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1147
Author(s):  
Xiangqian Li ◽  
Wenping Yuan ◽  
Wenjie Dong
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Spatiotemporal Distribution ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Gradient Boosting ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Vegetation Growth ◽  
Extreme Gradient Boosting ◽  
Boosting Method

To forecast the terrestrial carbon cycle and monitor food security, vegetation growth must be accurately predicted; however, current process-based ecosystem and crop-growth models are limited in their effectiveness. This study developed a machine learning model using the extreme gradient boosting method to predict vegetation growth throughout the growing season in China from 2001 to 2018. The model used satellite-derived vegetation data for the first month of each growing season, CO2 concentration, and several meteorological factors as data sources for the explanatory variables. Results showed that the model could reproduce the spatiotemporal distribution of vegetation growth as represented by the satellite-derived normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). The predictive error for the growing season NDVI was less than 5% for more than 98% of vegetated areas in China; the model represented seasonal variations in NDVI well. The coefficient of determination (R2) between the monthly observed and predicted NDVI was 0.83, and more than 69% of vegetated areas had an R2 > 0.8. The effectiveness of the model was examined for a severe drought year (2009), and results showed that the model could reproduce the spatiotemporal distribution of NDVI even under extreme conditions. This model provides an alternative method for predicting vegetation growth and has great potential for monitoring vegetation dynamics and crop growth.

The effects of grazing on the phosphorus requirement of an annual pasture

1971 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
PG Ozanne ◽  
KMW Howes
Keyword(s):  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Grazing Pressure ◽  
Light Interception ◽  
Botanical Composition ◽  
Stocking Rate ◽  
Phosphorus Requirement ◽  
Root Size

The applied phosphorus requirement of a pasture sown to subterranean clover was measured with and without grazing. Under moderate grazing pressure, in the year of establishment, the pasture required about 50 % more phosphorus than when ungrazed. In the following season, at a higher stocking rate, the grazed areas needed twice as much phosphorus as the ungrazed to make 90% of their maximum growth. In both years this difference in requirement between stocked and unstocked treatments was present throughout the growing season. Increased phosphorus requirement under grazing is associated with the need for greater uptake of phosphorus under conditions where redistribution of absorbed phosphorus within the plant is prevented by defoliation. It does not appear to be due to effects of defoliation on root size. Nor does it depend on differential light interception or on changes in botanical composition.

Reassessment of Maximum Growth Rates for C3 and C4 Crops

1978 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Monteith
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Maximum Growth Rate ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Close Inspection ◽  
Similar Difference ◽  
Photosynthetic Efficiencies

SUMMARYFigures for maximum crop growth rates, reviewed by Gifford (1974), suggest that the productivity of C3 and C4 species is almost indistinguishable. However, close inspection of these figures at source and correspondence with several authors revealed a number of errors. When all unreliable figures were discarded, the maximum growth rate for C3 stands fell in the range 34–39 g m−2 d−1 compared with 50–54 g m−2 d−1 for C4 stands. Maximum growth rates averaged over the whole growing season showed a similar difference: 13 g m−2 d−1 for C3 and 22 g m−2 d−1 for C4. These figures correspond to photosynthetic efficiencies of approximately 1·4 and 2·0%.

Radiation absorption, growth and yield of cereals

1978 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. N. Gallagher ◽  
P. V. Biscoe
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Growth Efficiency ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Radiation Absorption ◽  
Exponential Equation ◽  
Crop Cover ◽  
Crop Growth Rate ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Total Crop

SummaryAnalysis of measurements of absorbed radiation and leaf area indices of wheat and barley crops showed that throughout most of growth the fraction of absorbed solar radiation could be described by a simple exponential equation.For several of these crops grown under a wide range of weather and husbandry at Sutton Bonington and Rothamsted, 2-weekly values of crop growth rate (C) were closely related to radiation absorbed until ear emergence and about 3·0 g of dry matter (D.M.) were produced by each MJ of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) absorbed. Final crop weight was closelyrelated to total PAR absorbed during growth (SA); on average about 2·2 g D.M. were produced per MJ absorbed, equivalent to a growth efficiency (Eg) of approximately 3·9%. Unfertilized and drought-stressed crops had a smaller Eg.The fraction of total crop D.M. harvested as grain (harvest index) varied more for wheat than for barley. Calculations of a maximum realizable grain yield made using the largest values of Eg and SA for the crops measured and assuming a harvestindex of 0.53 (achieved in an experimental crop) showed a grain D.M. yield of 10·3 t D.M./ha to be possible. To achieve such a yield would require full crop cover from the beginning of April until the end of July in a typical English growing season.

scholarly journals Growth and yield of wheat at different dates of sowing under chrland ecosystem of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
MM Kamrozzaman ◽  
MAH Khan ◽  
S Ahmed ◽  
N Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Crop Growth Rate

An experiment was conducted at Sadipur charland under Farming System Research and Development Site, Hatgobindapur, Faridpur, during rabi season of 2012-13 and 2013-14 to study the growth and yield performance of cv. BARI Gom-24 as affected by different dates of sowing under Agro-ecological Zone-12 (AEZ-12) of Bangladesh. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with six replications, comprising five different dates of sowing viz. November 5, November 15, November 25, December 5 and December 15. Results reveal that the tallest plant, leaf area index, total dry matter, and crop growth rate were observed in November 25 sown crop and leaf area index, total dry matter and crop growth rate were higher at booting, grain filling, and tillering stages of the crop. Maximum effective tillers hill-1 (3.49), spikes m-2, (311), number of grains spike-1 (42.20) and 1000-grain weight (52.10 g) were produced by November 25 sown crop exhibited the highest grain (4.30 t ha-1) and straw yield (4.94 t ha-1) as well as harvest index (46.88%) of the crop. Lowest performance was observed both in early (November 5) and late sown crop (December 15). The overall results indicated that November 25 sown crop showed better performance in respect of growth and yield of wheat under charland ecosystem of Bangladesh.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 14(2): 147-154, December 2016

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