Yield and Yield Components
There are no significant differences in seed dry matter accumulation and
yield components between PL and NL treatment (Fig. 8 and Table 3).
Again, PL significantly increased seed dry matter accumulation starting
from the first 25 days, and peaked at 30 days, then declined until day
40. NL also increased seed dry matter accumulation from day 5 to a peak
at 25, then reduced until day 40 (Fig. 8). These results indicated that
partial light (80% transmittance of normal light) can delay leaf
senescence for almost 5 days but get the same yield of normal light,
which means it’s possible to use a narrow-wide-row planting pattern to
obtain the same yield with monoculture but save more land for other
crops growth.