The effect of leaf shape on the interception of solar radiation ) j3 ?; `! E& p' }+ J0 |C.B.S. Teh*9 u, A1 Z s* u1 m, C' e! C
Department of Land Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor,. g2 z5 {3 h& n. ~8 @
Malaysia( K$ m0 [( a. S/ u' ~; ~
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One of the properties of canopy architecture is leaf shape, and its effect on solar radiation6 q- s p) H" u) A
interception by a plant is little understood and studied. Consequently, this study was to evaluate ' z) ^; K5 A6 n$ D" N, m# O( O' Gthe effect of six leaf shapes on both direct and diffuse solar radiation interception using a 1 v$ E4 P3 s$ l2 Ndetailed 3-D solar radiation model. Six hypothetical plant prototypes were computer-generated # I8 O) K/ ~* M8 u0 N$ |: j# z10 so that each prototype was equal to each other in all aspects; only the leaf shape for each0 |$ T' m6 z! p& e
prototype was varied. The leaf shapes selected were round (RD), square (SQ), triangle (TR), 0 K% U6 `) m; w# Yinverted triangle (ITR), ellipse (EL) and lobe (LB). Computer simulations revealed that leaf. Y _+ H; g2 |2 X& `& ]% G
shape did have an effect on direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. However, its effect 5 o7 o; J3 n/ _5 U2 Kwas to a rather small extent of not more than 11% increase in solar radiation interception. The 3 v! o. l$ b5 G) z8 C15 mean hourly interception of solar radiation by the prototypes decreased in the following . I7 C4 V2 B6 |8 s) zmanner: (ITR ≈ EL) > (RD ≈ SQ ≈ TR ≈ LB). Although leaf lobbing is often hypothesised to, w8 W$ t! n) v* R
produce deeper sunflecks within the canopy, this study however revealed that leaf lobbing per $ T! D% O7 o7 b% W7 d! Use had no effect on solar radiation interception. All properties being equal, solar radiation 9 w M. n: z* B D* C! O& p' Y- \interception could be increased by having leaf shapes that are: 1) long and narrow, 2) broader at I% I/ `2 W5 ^: i2 y' N( [
20 the apex than at the basal, and 3) supported by leaf petioles. These three conditions increase2 w( @, a* }) s2 S% y
solar radiation interception by causing the canopy to be spread out more uniformly in the aerial% d# q) {( n1 r. `2 G: l
space; this, in turn, means less leaf clustering and self-shading. However, the effect of leaf8 Q; d n/ K$ Y5 f5 X. {8 y
shape on solar radiation interception decreases for near or full canopy cover because at this + H. [' d) Y- P gstage, the canopy is already intercepting solar radiation at near maximum capacity. Leaf shape- d( V; P/ F9 C$ O: c4 T
25 also did not affect the diurnal variation of direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. This 9 z9 i" u9 w4 J0 gstudy may help to better select crop varieties having the “proper leaf form” for optimum plant' q9 l/ x& N' l
production, as well as to better understand plant adaptation mechanisms in response to+ y7 s7 t& s$ |
environmental stresses.. j: u' I1 _& R4 l( W5 y4 c* f
Keywords: leaf shape; solar radiation; Beer’s law; canopy architecture 7 t: p& I. Q3 O3 A* \$ @% R2 x( L7 F+ ?5 d, K K6 V/ z3 k
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