The effect of leaf shape on the interception of solar radiation2 |9 C& A7 {9 `- b) m8 w
C.B.S. Teh*& f& ^; d- k4 K" K1 r, V
Department of Land Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor,% X7 B. U0 t P& s+ B: z
Malaysia6 A0 j& M" c: j) T+ q9 J1 C! V3 o
5 Abstract & C: |5 b# m2 B& yOne of the properties of canopy architecture is leaf shape, and its effect on solar radiation: @$ r" N7 |% q' r% L
interception by a plant is little understood and studied. Consequently, this study was to evaluate& o- O& x( @7 |; @, W2 f! o: x4 e# x
the effect of six leaf shapes on both direct and diffuse solar radiation interception using a2 Y' x4 W' a$ y" K+ _# @
detailed 3-D solar radiation model. Six hypothetical plant prototypes were computer-generated" W2 W, v" x9 L. _& k
10 so that each prototype was equal to each other in all aspects; only the leaf shape for each % I# p: L* r/ h. F! G! v. oprototype was varied. The leaf shapes selected were round (RD), square (SQ), triangle (TR), ! V. F3 j* x. E \6 Sinverted triangle (ITR), ellipse (EL) and lobe (LB). Computer simulations revealed that leaf 0 E3 N- A+ n% Q' t- M4 Oshape did have an effect on direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. However, its effect4 Q- v0 e" ~0 a, W$ y" U
was to a rather small extent of not more than 11% increase in solar radiation interception. The$ S; b9 Q$ K/ c- a1 U8 l
15 mean hourly interception of solar radiation by the prototypes decreased in the following1 p: Z+ _5 V" n7 \5 V3 I! ~
manner: (ITR ≈ EL) > (RD ≈ SQ ≈ TR ≈ LB). Although leaf lobbing is often hypothesised to4 X; K! N) w' ^- O R+ P% p
produce deeper sunflecks within the canopy, this study however revealed that leaf lobbing per; h6 |) ?* O# `2 c; V( ^1 k
se had no effect on solar radiation interception. All properties being equal, solar radiation6 I2 B/ l+ U! t' L* `
interception could be increased by having leaf shapes that are: 1) long and narrow, 2) broader at+ v3 @1 f5 O% }9 S4 `& M
20 the apex than at the basal, and 3) supported by leaf petioles. These three conditions increase7 H! C% w- t; ^+ D8 m0 i- q) H
solar radiation interception by causing the canopy to be spread out more uniformly in the aerial4 I+ B# h% I5 @8 ]( s
space; this, in turn, means less leaf clustering and self-shading. However, the effect of leaf$ C$ y. }. `6 R( T; m% e N/ B
shape on solar radiation interception decreases for near or full canopy cover because at this A+ N8 v$ C4 x% c, B
stage, the canopy is already intercepting solar radiation at near maximum capacity. Leaf shape, S. p/ |5 H. y! h
25 also did not affect the diurnal variation of direct and diffuse solar radiation interception. This ' ?# a2 a; e2 }+ kstudy may help to better select crop varieties having the “proper leaf form” for optimum plant ' ?( @3 b: O% b/ Rproduction, as well as to better understand plant adaptation mechanisms in response to5 O$ r/ l5 J' ~$ @1 b+ A- e
environmental stresses.& A* J# h D2 W, K( h( Q
Keywords: leaf shape; solar radiation; Beer’s law; canopy architecture ! P7 n( m v. w! \9 v0 N# u/ j ; `9 V6 }9 s2 h* K6 O ' J, D' B2 u d: p5 A# @5 J P: i, {9 t4 _ leafshape.pdf(409.86 KB, 下载次数: 2)