Horticultural Studies (HortiS)
2021, Vol 38, Num, 2 (Pages: 056-061)
Variation of the Leaf Area Index of Some Vegetables Commonly Grown in Greenhouse Conditions with Cultural Practices
Cihan KARACA 1 ,Dursun BÜYÜKTAŞ 1
1 Akdeniz University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, 07058, Antalya / Turkey
DOI :
10.16882/HortiS.902525
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Leaf area index (LAI) values in plants affect photosynthesis and carbohydrate
production directly since it is a measure of photosynthetically active area and
the area where transpiration occurs. Leaf area index is an important parameter
required to determine plant water consumption by using climatic data and it is
especially used in the calculation of aerodynamic resistance. Leaf area index
varies depending on plant varieties and cultural practices and can be
determined directly and indirectly by various methods. In this study, it was
aimed to determine the LAI of four different crops (tomato, eggplant, cucumber
and pepper) grown in Antalya, where greenhouse cultivation is intensive,
depending on the cultural practices. The results showed that LAI was
significantly affected by cultural practices such as leaf pruning and climatic
differences. Leaf area index obtained from this study can be used to determine
the crop evapotranspiration and aerodynamic resistance of four different
plants grown under similar conditions.
Keywords :
Solanum lycopersicum L. Solanum melongena L. Capsicum annuum L. Cucumis sativus L. Leaf pruning