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Fig. 1. Measurements (symbols) and simulations (lines) for the experiments in 2000. Two treatments were applied: early cutting (+,—) and late cutting (o, ___). Eight variables were measured and simulated: aboveground biomass (g dry matter m–2), leaf area index (LAI) (m2 leaf m–2 ground), water-soluble carbohydrate concentration (g CH2O g–1 aboveground dry matter), tiller density (no. m–2), leaf elongation rate (m d–1 tiller –1), number of elongating leaves (no. tiller–1), leaf appearance rate (no. tiller–1 d–1), and specific leaf area (m2 leaf g–1 leaf dry matter). Simulations made use of default, uncalibrated parameter values.
