The effect of leaf shape on the interception of solar radiation ; |7 U& K0 k YC.B.S. Teh* 5 v8 W9 v% J" Y3 |Department of Land Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, " Z0 k$ @" K2 ?, K& E3 N4 `( Z4 SMalaysia 5 y# V9 @$ j" B. K" f5 Abstract7 u2 V6 P! F- \) j5 Q5 L
One of the properties of canopy architecture is leaf shape, and its effect on solar radiation / ~! [. B. ~* Binterception by a plant is little understood and studied. Consequently, this study was to evaluate9 D5 l' X3 l$ r) m0 x( v' C
the effect of six leaf shapes on both direct and diffuse solar radiation interception using a ; k$ l. r4 Z9 X- J5 zdetailed 3-D solar radiation model. Six hypothetical plant prototypes were computer-generated' s0 c% l, C3 T/ P( o1 h5 q
10 so that each prototype was equal to each other in all aspects; only the leaf shape for each0 C$ |5 w3 O4 o" v
prototype was varied. The leaf shapes selected were round (RD), square (SQ), triangle (TR),: T! H5 X; y F6 Z
inverted triangle (ITR), ellipse (EL) and lobe (LB). Computer simulations revealed that leaf : \: u$ l8 k% d$ C( ]5 _( D- \( `shape did have an effect on direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. However, its effect - R3 v3 t' \# t* x" d% |, S7 uwas to a rather small extent of not more than 11% increase in solar radiation interception. The 2 K1 v. G3 l3 ?' \$ E7 f, O; V* z15 mean hourly interception of solar radiation by the prototypes decreased in the following + r3 X/ j- r) i, s* @, ymanner: (ITR ≈ EL) > (RD ≈ SQ ≈ TR ≈ LB). Although leaf lobbing is often hypothesised to " W& h# c' L- i6 n" y8 gproduce deeper sunflecks within the canopy, this study however revealed that leaf lobbing per9 ~7 I4 V9 ]$ k* C
se had no effect on solar radiation interception. All properties being equal, solar radiation # \6 |1 j" A$ @' _3 a* f- y5 Ginterception could be increased by having leaf shapes that are: 1) long and narrow, 2) broader at " A, t4 Z( n. K9 b: m2 b1 F20 the apex than at the basal, and 3) supported by leaf petioles. These three conditions increase ^, x7 v0 i* |) wsolar radiation interception by causing the canopy to be spread out more uniformly in the aerial- C! [1 J7 {& O/ n% n0 h% k& n
space; this, in turn, means less leaf clustering and self-shading. However, the effect of leaf$ f- f) z" t% C8 W
shape on solar radiation interception decreases for near or full canopy cover because at this - A5 L8 B- @0 Q) k4 @; t5 jstage, the canopy is already intercepting solar radiation at near maximum capacity. Leaf shape , d9 J& X7 R$ u3 F4 T+ m25 also did not affect the diurnal variation of direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. This * }, H$ |/ o N# D! lstudy may help to better select crop varieties having the “proper leaf form” for optimum plant" N+ S' ^* L+ c
production, as well as to better understand plant adaptation mechanisms in response to 8 `" @" g' N! x% d: Eenvironmental stresses. $ N' n, P2 f: a- tKeywords: leaf shape; solar radiation; Beer’s law; canopy architecture + C7 \1 x" |% h+ I 6 o+ Z1 ?0 p+ t " B, Q( B V$ s/ r 2 l, {; O( F: r/ n2 T/ `+ C. Fleafshape.pdf(409.86 KB, 下载次数: 2)