MODELING THE COMPETITION FOR LIGHT AND NITROGEN BETWEEN RICE AND ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI
MODELING THE COMPETITION FOR LIGHT AND NITROGEN BETWEEN RICE AND ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI
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DOI:
10.1016/0308-521x(92)90046-q
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发表时间:
1992-01-01
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
HILL, JE
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作者:
GRAF, B;HILL, JE
The competition for light and nitrogen between rice (Oryza sativa L.) and barnyardgrass (BYG; Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. ssp. hispidula) in an irrigated paddy is described by means of simulation. (1) Growth and development of both rice and BYG are simulated with the same plant model which accounts for tiller production and for muss growth of leaf, culm, root, and grain on each tiller. (2) Competition for light depends on the plant height and the vertical leaf area distribution, and is expressed as the share of incident light absorbed by rice and BYG, respectively. (3) Competition for nitrogen is based on the proportion of root space explored by rice and BYG and is estimated from the respective root mass. (4) The model, originally developed for rice, is validated here for BYG planted in monoculture at different densities. (5) The model predictions on biomass growth of competing rice and BYG are compared to field data collected in a replacement experiment. (6) The effect of BYG competition on rice yield is demonstrated for various rice and BYG planting densities.Although the model accounts for the competition processes in a simplified way, it predicts correctly the general trends of biomass growth of both plants in monoculture as well is when competing with each other. It proves to be a useful tool to investigate and explain rice-BYG interactions.