The effect of leaf shape on the interception of solar radiation$ |3 R8 i# U6 m( p
C.B.S. Teh* ! _; L# Y9 c! TDepartment of Land Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor,( D1 ~" t; ?' ~4 W+ o- c4 M
Malaysia! Q$ r1 R% j. L5 {/ M/ M8 G
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One of the properties of canopy architecture is leaf shape, and its effect on solar radiation 6 _4 b! z2 O9 linterception by a plant is little understood and studied. Consequently, this study was to evaluate1 o4 m7 ]6 z" Y: U2 e$ M0 o
the effect of six leaf shapes on both direct and diffuse solar radiation interception using a ( m, p3 x) e& v9 z X5 r+ n9 Udetailed 3-D solar radiation model. Six hypothetical plant prototypes were computer-generated* C7 p: P8 \ w5 r0 y- u. H m
10 so that each prototype was equal to each other in all aspects; only the leaf shape for each$ l3 E) x, \- a! S
prototype was varied. The leaf shapes selected were round (RD), square (SQ), triangle (TR),7 l% H2 U9 F# r4 z5 v
inverted triangle (ITR), ellipse (EL) and lobe (LB). Computer simulations revealed that leaf 7 Z* W4 E1 M% W; Q; z4 X9 mshape did have an effect on direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. However, its effect 7 Y( H0 ?) s3 o$ f4 V- U3 Rwas to a rather small extent of not more than 11% increase in solar radiation interception. The5 a% Q) H$ M8 {4 x" |* ^$ F
15 mean hourly interception of solar radiation by the prototypes decreased in the following+ v3 k. t' P+ u' z2 l) B; ]& O
manner: (ITR ≈ EL) > (RD ≈ SQ ≈ TR ≈ LB). Although leaf lobbing is often hypothesised to $ t) [8 o# X8 h9 W3 w2 D1 @ oproduce deeper sunflecks within the canopy, this study however revealed that leaf lobbing per ' A3 c) o; ^. l7 I, G: E: c5 fse had no effect on solar radiation interception. All properties being equal, solar radiation, X6 \) e g+ A
interception could be increased by having leaf shapes that are: 1) long and narrow, 2) broader at & ? R% b# l4 j( x20 the apex than at the basal, and 3) supported by leaf petioles. These three conditions increase0 a9 R) m$ P, G* n
solar radiation interception by causing the canopy to be spread out more uniformly in the aerial4 {, U4 r: `, K4 F, Y5 [
space; this, in turn, means less leaf clustering and self-shading. However, the effect of leaf 2 ] V, x* r- W2 b! Y6 Rshape on solar radiation interception decreases for near or full canopy cover because at this 4 }5 }5 t! g* Q0 e( Gstage, the canopy is already intercepting solar radiation at near maximum capacity. Leaf shape " g4 h5 j. d2 B/ I8 Z1 r25 also did not affect the diurnal variation of direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. This+ c* j3 r0 m6 U# a: t+ y; N; Q
study may help to better select crop varieties having the “proper leaf form” for optimum plant 4 e4 x5 ~! P+ Y( Z( Jproduction, as well as to better understand plant adaptation mechanisms in response to5 ^$ b2 h( f; W- b9 c' p2 f: `7 q
environmental stresses. 7 }* o: B1 V& d. CKeywords: leaf shape; solar radiation; Beer’s law; canopy architecture - _9 Y% }) A# V w; W, M. f3 ?; l* u$ @
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