Influence of soybean pubescence type on radiation balance
1984
A:PS
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Title
Influence of soybean pubescence type on radiation balance
Publication Date
1984
Call Number
A:PS
Summary
This study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of increased pubescence density on various components of the radiation balance. Near-isogenic lines of two soybean cultivars (Clark and Harosoy) were grown in four adjacent small plots (18 x 18 m) near Mead, Nebr. The isolines of each cultivar varied only in the amount of pubescence (dense vs. normal pubescence). Measurements of albedo, reflected photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), emitted longwave radiation, and net radiation were made over the crop surfaces with instruments mounted on a rotating boom located at the intersection of the four plots. Results show that dense pubescence increased reflection of shortwave radiation and PAR by 3-5% and 8-11%, respectively. Emitted longwave radiation and radiative canopy temperature were not significantly affected by increased pubescence, although there was a slight tendency for the dense pubescent canopy to be cooler. Increased pubescence decreased net radiation over the canopy by o.5-1.5%. These results suggest that soybeans with dense pubescence may be slightly better adapted to the high radiation, high temperature, and limited moisture conditions of the eastern Great Plains than are those with normal pubescence. [AS/SS]
Journal Citation
v.76(6):924-929, AGRONOMY JOURNAL
Contact Information
harvest@worldveg.org
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