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Since the functional model of respiration is justified on both theoretical and empirical bases, it is possible to sensibly use this model to study, and predict, respiration by crops and crop plants. Because of its mechanistic nature, application of the model to predictions of crop respiration is more appealing than estimates of respiration rate based on simple empirical relationships, often determined under conditions unlike the situation for which an estimate of respiration is desired. The functional model has not been fully refined, however, and further experimental and theoretical efforts are needed to increase the accuracy of its predictions.
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Amthor, J.S. (1989). Crop Growth and Maintenance Respiration. In: Respiration and Crop Productivity. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9667-7_5
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