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. 2017 May 20;42(2):32–38. doi: 10.1584/jpestics.D16-090

Table 2. Specific parameters of tea in crop residue model.

Parameter name Value Unit Reference
Leaf area index; LAI 10.6 [m2/m2] Sakai (1987)6)
Fruit area index; FAI 0.00 [m2/m2] Original setting
Time period from plant growth to harvest of plant (life time) 30.0 [day] Original setting
Time period from plant growth to application 10.0 [day] Original setting
(Bio-)mass (fresh weight) of leaf; mleaf 1.52 [kg/m2] Own calculationa)
(Bio-)mass (fresh weight) of stem; mstem 11.2 [kg/m2] Own calculationb)
(Bio-)mass (fresh weight) of root; mroot 6.35 [kg/m2] Own calculationb)

a) Calculated value from plucked leaves mass7) and the ratio of plucked leaves in all tea leaves,6) b) Calculated value from the mass of leaf (own assumption based on Sakai (1987);6) mleaf : mstem : mroot=1.0 : 7.3 : 4.2)