Radiation use efficiency is largely unaffected by plant density in maize (Zea mays L.): A review
Crop shoot mass production is often estimated from intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (iPAR), which when divided into accumulated shoot mass gives radiation use efficiency (RUE) for mass production. Management practices signif icantly influence mass production and are frequently eval...
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| author | Gonzalez Abba, Hugo Bonelli, Lucas Alfonso, Carla Echarte, María Mercedes Lewczuk, Nuria Sinclair, Thomas R. Echarte, Laura |
| author_browse | Alfonso, Carla Bonelli, Lucas Echarte, Laura Echarte, María Mercedes Gonzalez Abba, Hugo Lewczuk, Nuria Sinclair, Thomas R. |
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| description | Crop shoot mass production is often estimated from intercepted photosynthetically
active radiation (iPAR), which when divided into accumulated shoot mass gives
radiation use efficiency (RUE) for mass production. Management practices signif
icantly influence mass production and are frequently evaluated through their effects
on iPAR and RUE. While plant density’s effect on iPAR is well recognized, mainly
through its influence on leaf area index (LAI), its impact on RUE has received com
paratively limited attention. Theoretical derivations suggest that RUE should remain
relatively stable across differing LAI, with potentially slightly smaller values at very
low LAI. This study provides a comprehensive review of existing literature on the
effects of plant density on RUE under optimal growing conditions in maize (Zea
maysL.),examiningfactorscontributing to variability in RUEresponsestoplantden
sity reported across studies. Results indicate a general agreement that RUE is largely
unaffected by plant density within the tested range of LAI and for crops grown under
non-stressed conditions. |
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| spelling | INTA250152026-01-21T14:48:08Z Radiation use efficiency is largely unaffected by plant density in maize (Zea mays L.): A review Gonzalez Abba, Hugo Bonelli, Lucas Alfonso, Carla Echarte, María Mercedes Lewczuk, Nuria Sinclair, Thomas R. Echarte, Laura Maíz Zea mays Radiación Fotosíntesis Maize Radiation Photosynthesis Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation (IPAR) Radiation Use Efficiency (RUE) Crop shoot mass production is often estimated from intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (iPAR), which when divided into accumulated shoot mass gives radiation use efficiency (RUE) for mass production. Management practices signif icantly influence mass production and are frequently evaluated through their effects on iPAR and RUE. While plant density’s effect on iPAR is well recognized, mainly through its influence on leaf area index (LAI), its impact on RUE has received com paratively limited attention. Theoretical derivations suggest that RUE should remain relatively stable across differing LAI, with potentially slightly smaller values at very low LAI. This study provides a comprehensive review of existing literature on the effects of plant density on RUE under optimal growing conditions in maize (Zea maysL.),examiningfactorscontributing to variability in RUEresponsestoplantden sity reported across studies. Results indicate a general agreement that RUE is largely unaffected by plant density within the tested range of LAI and for crops grown under non-stressed conditions. EEA Balcarce Fil: Gonzalez Abba; Hugo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina Fil: Gonzalez Abba, Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina Fil: Bonelli, Lucas. Bayer Argentina; Argentina Fil: Alfonso, Carla. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Echarte, Maria Mercedes. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina Fil: Echarte, Maria Mercedes. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina Fil: Lewczuk, Nuria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina Fil: Lewczuk, Nuria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina Fil: Sinclair, Thomas R. North Carolina State University. Crop and Soil Sciences Department; Estados Unidos Fil: Echarte, Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina Fil: Echarte, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina Fil: Echarte, Laura. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina 2026-01-21T14:24:25Z 2026-01-21T14:24:25Z 2025-07 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/25015 1435-0653 https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70146 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Wiley Crop Science 65 : e70146 (2025) |
| spellingShingle | Maíz Zea mays Radiación Fotosíntesis Maize Radiation Photosynthesis Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation (IPAR) Radiation Use Efficiency (RUE) Gonzalez Abba, Hugo Bonelli, Lucas Alfonso, Carla Echarte, María Mercedes Lewczuk, Nuria Sinclair, Thomas R. Echarte, Laura Radiation use efficiency is largely unaffected by plant density in maize (Zea mays L.): A review |
| title | Radiation use efficiency is largely unaffected by plant density in maize (Zea mays L.): A review |
| title_full | Radiation use efficiency is largely unaffected by plant density in maize (Zea mays L.): A review |
| title_fullStr | Radiation use efficiency is largely unaffected by plant density in maize (Zea mays L.): A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiation use efficiency is largely unaffected by plant density in maize (Zea mays L.): A review |
| title_short | Radiation use efficiency is largely unaffected by plant density in maize (Zea mays L.): A review |
| title_sort | radiation use efficiency is largely unaffected by plant density in maize zea mays l a review |
| topic | Maíz Zea mays Radiación Fotosíntesis Maize Radiation Photosynthesis Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation (IPAR) Radiation Use Efficiency (RUE) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/25015 https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70146 |
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