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Equilibrium and balanced growth of a vegetative crop
When young plants grow in a constant environment, their chemical composition 'equilibrates' with that environment. In particular, if source and sink strengths match, growth is considered to be 'balanced'. Seginer (pp. 127-139) utilises a lettuce crop model to map the crop's 'equilibrium' composition and relative growth rate over a wide range of environmental conditions. The results are presented in a compact normalised form.
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