期刊
AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
卷 96, 期 1, 页码 89-104出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-021-00697-5
关键词
Shade cast; LiDAR; TLS; QSM; Prunus avium; Shadow model
资金
- German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) within the project Agro-Wertholz [22031112]
- German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) within the project SidaTim [2815ERA04C]
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the ASAP project [01LL1803A]
- Projekt DEAL
The study simulated the pruning of wild cherry trees using terrestrial laser scanning and compared the shading effects of different pruning treatments. Results showed that conventional pruning reduced crown size and shading intensity, while selective branch removal decreased shading effects and maintained more similar spatial distribution. The findings are important for designing and selecting appropriate tending operations for managing light distribution in agroforestry systems.
Light is a limiting resource for crops within integrated land use systems especially those including woody perennials. The amount of available light at ground level can be modified by artificially pruning the overstory. Aiming to increase the understanding of light management strategies, we simulated the pruning of wild cherry trees and compared the shading effects of the resulting tree structures over a complete growing season, with fine spatiotemporal resolution. Original 3D-tree structures were retrieved employing terrestrial laser scanning and quantitative structure models, and subjected to two pruning treatments at low and high intensities. By using the 'shadow model', the analogous tree structures created diverse shaded scenarios varying in size and intensity of insolation reduction. Conventional pruning treatments reduced the crown structure to the uppermost portion of the tree bole, reducing the shading effects, and thus, shrinking the shaded area on the ground by up to 38%, together with the shading intensity. As an alternative, the selective removal of branches reduced the shading effects, while keeping a more similar spatial distribution compared to the unpruned tree. Hence, the virtual pruning of tree structures can support designing and selecting adequate tending operations for the management of light distribution in agroforestry systems. The evidence assembled in this study is highly relevant for agroecosystems and can be strategically used for maintaining, planning and designing integrated tree-crop agricultural systems.
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