A Model for Net Photosynthesis of Rose Leaves as a Function of Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Temperature, and Leaf Age

Abstract

A mathematical description for the relationship between the rate of rose (Rosa hybrida L.) leaf net photosynthesis and photosynthetically active radiation, leaf temperature, and leaf age is developed. The model provides a tool for the prediction of these rates for leaves growing in a rose crop canopy.