Mobile Lightbar Unit

Mobile platform lightbar in Kings County

Horttechnology cover April 2012

Publications

Lampinen, B. D., Udompetaikul, V., Browne, G. T., Metcalf, S. G., Stewart, W. L., Contador, L., Negron, C., and Upadhyaya, S. K. 2012. A Mobile Platform for Measuring Canopy Photosynthetically Active Radiation Interception in Orchard Systems. Horttechnology 22: 237-244.

Rosati, A., Metcalf, S. G., and Lampinen, B. D. 2004. A Simple Method to Estimate Photosynthetic Radiation Use Efficiency of Canopies. Annals of Botany 93: 567-574.

effect of canopy shape on productivity (Lidar)

The links below contain two time laps videos showing the change in light interception throughout the day for both north south and east west almond plantings.

Colusa Co. almond North South orientation

Colusa Co. almond East West orientation