Leaf nitrogen does not explain changes in soybean radiation-use efficiency in vegetative and early reproductive stages
N. Cafaro La Menza, T. J. Arkebauer, J. L. Lindquist, J. P. Monzon, J. M. H. Knops, G. Graef, D. Scoby, R. Howard, J. Rees, J. E. Specht, P. Grassini
The paper evaluates whether changes in soybean radiation-use efficiency (RUE) during vegetative and early reproductive stages are linked to specific leaf nitrogen (SLN), finding that SLN explains RUE decline only during seed filling, not earlier stages.
bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2022 · PreprintPhysiology