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If we wish to measure the bioproductivity of a natural ecosystem or agricultural crop, the component of ultimate interest is the net primary production or total yield of above-and below-ground parts. As pointed out in Chapter1, it is usually necessary to restrict interest to above-ground parts. Indeed, in experiments with agricultural and forest crops it may be that the economic yield only is of importance (e.g. the grain part of cereal plants or the bole of a tree).
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Beadle, C.L. (1993). Growth analysis. In: Hall, D.O., Scurlock, J.M.O., Bolhàr-Nordenkampf, H.R., Leegood, R.C., Long, S.P. (eds) Photosynthesis and Production in a Changing Environment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1566-7_3
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