Evaluation of ORYZA2000 for Simulating Rice Growth of Different Genotypes at Two Latitudes

Autor: Bingshuai Cao, Chuanqing Sun, Shan Hua, Yuntao Ma, Baoguo Li
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Agronomy Journal. 109:2613-2629
ISSN: 1435-0645
0002-1962
Popis: Light distribution and light use efficiency in a cereal canopy are affected by the plant architecture of different genotypes as well as solar altitude at contrasting latitudes. This study was conducted to determine whether the spatiotemporal distribution of solar radiation in a rice (Oryza sativa L.) canopy could be accurately quantified using the ORYZA2000 model. We calibrated and evaluated ORYZA2000 for three rice varieties with contrasting aerial architecture (in terms of, e.g., growth habit, plant heights, and number of tillers), using data from two field experiments performed in China at two markedly different latitudes: in Beijing (ca. 40° N) and Sanya (ca. 18° N, approximately 2500 km South of Beijing). A trial-and-error approach was applied to calibrate the extinction coefficient for leaves (KDF), which reflects the degree of mutual shading by leaves in a canopy, and the results revealed that the simulated biomass and leaf area index (LAI) simulated by ORYZA2000 were sensitive to the aerial architecture and latitudinal variations in KDF. Comparison of simulated and measured organ biomass and LAI indicated that the predictive performance of ORYZA2000 was sufficiently accurate for simulating the biomass of the genotypes included in this study, but simulated LAI was generally underestimated. Our findings provide essential information for future research as well as model improvements that can be implemented in modeling studies.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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