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Total Dry Matter Yield of field crops results from accumulation of net CO2 assimilation throughout the growing season. Because CO2 assimila­tion results from solar energy (irradiance) absorption and because solar radia­tion, on a seasonal basis, is distributed uniformly over a land surface, the primary factors affecting total dry matter yield are the solar radiation ab­sorbed […]