The effect of leaf shape on the interception of solar radiation - t9 I4 o% D! A2 y' ~, @" ?C.B.S. Teh* & W3 m7 n6 B8 ~1 U' g# v- [Department of Land Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor,' U( m5 C% @' z, D3 x
Malaysia0 A! J8 y2 t" ^9 H0 `' D. k H1 q0 X& n ]
5 Abstract 9 V& R0 }% B4 w$ M' P$ D2 ZOne of the properties of canopy architecture is leaf shape, and its effect on solar radiation 3 A: z) E8 g+ u4 o0 e2 Linterception by a plant is little understood and studied. Consequently, this study was to evaluate! `, f4 j+ f% E. }5 c
the effect of six leaf shapes on both direct and diffuse solar radiation interception using a% [" ^* I8 a; |
detailed 3-D solar radiation model. Six hypothetical plant prototypes were computer-generated ; d. I* @0 f5 s9 w+ p. e( s10 so that each prototype was equal to each other in all aspects; only the leaf shape for each; g' I1 e) u: m. B0 D
prototype was varied. The leaf shapes selected were round (RD), square (SQ), triangle (TR), / ?5 V# ^) ^4 i# i! Ginverted triangle (ITR), ellipse (EL) and lobe (LB). Computer simulations revealed that leaf& O) g/ ?0 @8 m2 Y2 \2 [5 H, d
shape did have an effect on direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. However, its effect$ c7 y$ m3 {% }) T8 ~( b
was to a rather small extent of not more than 11% increase in solar radiation interception. The $ X6 D1 n4 [/ t5 E, i* q' K15 mean hourly interception of solar radiation by the prototypes decreased in the following 4 A7 Y9 \, B! g: M; t, B0 F0 omanner: (ITR ≈ EL) > (RD ≈ SQ ≈ TR ≈ LB). Although leaf lobbing is often hypothesised to9 f8 f: x! n$ x$ O$ Y: i# t# {/ D
produce deeper sunflecks within the canopy, this study however revealed that leaf lobbing per ( a5 k( h- }4 t8 ?: Z* O6 U8 u/ ?! ~8 qse had no effect on solar radiation interception. All properties being equal, solar radiation. C& m3 y1 u9 p+ @4 N* K" Y
interception could be increased by having leaf shapes that are: 1) long and narrow, 2) broader at5 L; x @" b; M2 m8 N% t/ P
20 the apex than at the basal, and 3) supported by leaf petioles. These three conditions increase / _" [& |. e/ g3 _solar radiation interception by causing the canopy to be spread out more uniformly in the aerial& O/ G9 A! u5 e
space; this, in turn, means less leaf clustering and self-shading. However, the effect of leaf5 z+ n* M {8 m9 |( U
shape on solar radiation interception decreases for near or full canopy cover because at this ! M7 ]7 H0 Z% v2 P( |' `1 H/ M* Q3 q% ]stage, the canopy is already intercepting solar radiation at near maximum capacity. Leaf shape 4 m, ]: a3 e: e25 also did not affect the diurnal variation of direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. This 2 {5 E8 `6 x# e! w" Bstudy may help to better select crop varieties having the “proper leaf form” for optimum plant( {+ W2 n6 }, L' `
production, as well as to better understand plant adaptation mechanisms in response to9 s5 W7 X) h, D
environmental stresses.8 i5 L9 m0 V8 i* d6 v
Keywords: leaf shape; solar radiation; Beer’s law; canopy architecture5 v, d+ C* l/ K2 |- m8 x- C
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