The effect of leaf shape on the interception of solar radiation 9 k& V. Z" N5 S& v9 bC.B.S. Teh* " Q; P* F# w2 cDepartment of Land Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, 8 j) u0 c5 m5 X2 e# OMalaysia " f$ n: S5 v+ X/ n% y* I; Y% P5 v5 Abstract, [: N8 R3 E" u1 S3 T* W( `
One of the properties of canopy architecture is leaf shape, and its effect on solar radiation- T- j5 b5 C3 Q: P5 _0 c
interception by a plant is little understood and studied. Consequently, this study was to evaluate 0 P' W- x. r, G% Ythe effect of six leaf shapes on both direct and diffuse solar radiation interception using a - q( N. T r; A3 [! adetailed 3-D solar radiation model. Six hypothetical plant prototypes were computer-generated $ }4 V5 s. j6 f- J10 so that each prototype was equal to each other in all aspects; only the leaf shape for each; C. S- j5 m, j# |
prototype was varied. The leaf shapes selected were round (RD), square (SQ), triangle (TR),( M& X& d& F" M# g. x
inverted triangle (ITR), ellipse (EL) and lobe (LB). Computer simulations revealed that leaf # q5 v/ Z/ l; sshape did have an effect on direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. However, its effect 4 ^% X8 m, g% q# _! a- Iwas to a rather small extent of not more than 11% increase in solar radiation interception. The( b& ^/ b. N l3 `9 E
15 mean hourly interception of solar radiation by the prototypes decreased in the following # c r& w' ~$ {; U% p( i$ {2 umanner: (ITR ≈ EL) > (RD ≈ SQ ≈ TR ≈ LB). Although leaf lobbing is often hypothesised to% L' f5 J4 `2 {7 a8 o$ u/ f7 `
produce deeper sunflecks within the canopy, this study however revealed that leaf lobbing per( h# v( f) q. B0 C) H9 ]9 u) c
se had no effect on solar radiation interception. All properties being equal, solar radiation & W2 P! N x9 o; Jinterception could be increased by having leaf shapes that are: 1) long and narrow, 2) broader at& K/ N; [, x* U: i7 ]
20 the apex than at the basal, and 3) supported by leaf petioles. These three conditions increase 5 s# p& b; i( G' A5 ~solar radiation interception by causing the canopy to be spread out more uniformly in the aerial! `. P" N5 B8 q8 m
space; this, in turn, means less leaf clustering and self-shading. However, the effect of leaf & n7 x' x& Y$ L& y6 F2 C: Ashape on solar radiation interception decreases for near or full canopy cover because at this 5 h! k9 o8 `* z. t, ?5 B; estage, the canopy is already intercepting solar radiation at near maximum capacity. Leaf shape 3 Z" x7 t' _5 W+ |" g) A$ G25 also did not affect the diurnal variation of direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. This ( C" Q$ _2 Y! _9 R7 mstudy may help to better select crop varieties having the “proper leaf form” for optimum plant! k4 L3 [# q% L, b) {0 k
production, as well as to better understand plant adaptation mechanisms in response to 7 j" ]! G; C$ y, d4 B2 Tenvironmental stresses. - P2 f) I. p/ J3 `4 ]* n2 rKeywords: leaf shape; solar radiation; Beer’s law; canopy architecture $ @( b; P, D3 k& D; d5 B8 \, p3 A1 k2 ?! ^+ h
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