Kenaf dark respiration as affected by temperature and leaf position
Year: 2006
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This paper studies leaf respiration responses to temperature and canopy position of the kenaf cultivars Tainnung 2 and Everglades 41. Measurements took place during night in central Greece, in 2005. No differences were observed among the two cultivars. Leaf position significantly affected respiration with the sun leaves achieving higher values than the shade leaves (1.525 and 0.67 μmol CO2 m s respectively). Sun leaves were less sensitive (Q10=3.44) to change in leaf temperature than the shade leaves (Q10=3.60). Reference respiration (at 25 C) decreased rapidly (127%) with canopy depth. Our results suggest that under the prevailing conditions kenaf has high respiration rates.
Authors: S.V. Archontoulis, P.C. Struik, N.G. Danalatos
Institution: Wageningen University & Research
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1532709491