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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2022

Investigation of the impact of supplemental reflective films to improve micro-light climate within tomato plant canopy in solar greenhouses.

Anhua Liu, Michael Henke, Yiming Li, Yue Zhang, Demin Xu, Xingan Liu, Tianlai Li

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Anhua LiuCollege of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Michael HenkePlant Sciences Core Facility, CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.
Yiming LiKey Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Ministry of Education, Shenyang, China.
Yue ZhangCollege of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Demin XuCollege of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Xingan LiuCollege of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Tianlai LiCollege of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Shenyang Agricultural University · CNLeibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research · DEMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The non-uniform growth and development of crops within Chinese Solar Greenhouses (CSG) is directly related to the micro-light climate within canopy. In practice, reflective films are used to improve micro-light climate within plant canopy by homogenizing light distribution and so increasing total plant light interception. However, as to our knowledge, the contributions to light distribution within canopy have not been investigated for passive reflector like reflective films. Field experiments dealing with light conditions and growth behavior over time, are complicated to carry out, time-consuming and hard to control, while however, accurate measurements of how reflective films influence the micro-light climate of canopy are an essential step to improve the growth conditions for any crop. Here, we propose a supplementary light strategy using reflective films to improve light distribution within plant canopy. Based on the example of CSG, a 3D greenhouse model including a detailed 3D tomato canopy structure was constructed to simulate the influence of supplementary reflective films to improve micro-light climate. Comparison of measured solar radiation intensity with predicted model data demonstrated that the model could precisely predict light radiation intensity over time with different time points and positions in the greenhouse. A series of reflective film configurations were investigated based on features analysis of light distribution in the tomato canopy on sunny days using the proposed model. The reflective film configuration scheme with the highest impact significantly improved the evenness of horizontal and vertical light distribution in tomato canopy. The strategy provided here can be used to configure reflective films that will enhance light conditions in CSG, which can be applied and extended in different scenarios.

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GroIMPin-silico light simulationmicro-light climatepassive light supplementreflective film

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PMID36082293
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