Abstract
Plant architecture and light models are one of the in silico tools for investigating the distribution of light under plant canopies with different architectures. Weed researchers and crop breeders can use such models to investigate the interaction of different canopy architectures of crops with light radiation and their effect on weed phenology. Improving the shading ability of the legume crops such as chickpea is one of the ways to control weeds. In order to simulate three-dimensional (3D) architecture of chickpea over time, a 3D digitizer system was used to record the plant morphology, topology, and geometry non-destructively. Models are expressed using the Lindenmayer systems (L-systems) formalism. A ray tracing program is used to estimate the shading ability of different architectures of chickpea. Model demonstrated that features such as leaflet size and number of branches are more important in improving shading ability in chickpea than the branching angle.
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