Virtual pruning of 3D trees as a tool for managing shading effects in agroforestry systems

dc.contributor.authorBohn Reckziegel, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Jonathon P.
dc.contributor.authorKahle, Hans-Peter
dc.contributor.authorLarysch, Elena
dc.contributor.authorSpiecker, Heinrich
dc.contributor.authorSeifert, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorMorhart, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-15T00:46:10Z
dc.date.available2023-02-15T00:46:10Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description© The Author(s) 2021. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . The Version of Scholarly Record of this Article is published in Agroforestry Systems, 2022, available online at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-021-00697-5 . Keywords: shade cast; LiDAR; TLS; QSM; Prunus avium, shadow model.
dc.description.abstractLight is a limiting resource for crops within integrated land use systems especially those including woody perennials. The amount of available light at ground level can be modified by artificially pruning the overstory. Aiming to increase the understanding of light management strategies, we simulated the pruning of wild cherry trees and compared the shading effects of the resulting tree structures over a complete growing season, with fine spatiotemporal resolution. Original 3D-tree structures were retrieved employing terrestrial laser scanning and quantitative structure models, and subjected to two pruning treatments at low and high intensities. By using the ‘shadow model’, the analogous tree structures created diverse shaded scenarios varying in size and intensity of insolation reduction. Conventional pruning treatments reduced the crown structure to the uppermost portion of the tree bole, reducing the shading effects, and thus, shrinking the shaded area on the ground by up to 38%, together with the shading intensity. As an alternative, the selective removal of branches reduced the shading effects, while keeping a more similar spatial distribution compared to the unpruned tree. Hence, the virtual pruning of tree structures can support designing and selecting adequate tending operations for the management of light distribution in agroforestry systems. The evidence assembled in this study is highly relevant for agroecosystems and can be strategically used for maintaining, planning and designing integrated tree-crop agricultural systems.
dc.description.sponsorshipOpen Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
dc.identifier.citationBohn Reckziegel, R., Sheppard, J.P., Kahle, H. P., Larysch, E., Spiecker, H., Seifert, T., & Morhart, C. (2022). Virtual pruning of 3D trees as a tool for managing shading effects in agroforestry systems. Agroforestry Systems, 96, 89–104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-021-00697-5
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-021-00697-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14096/263
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.titleVirtual pruning of 3D trees as a tool for managing shading effects in agroforestry systems
dc.typeArticle

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