Figure 3
From: Tailoring parameter distributions to specific germplasm: impact on crop model-based ideotyping

Comparison between rice ideotype profiles derived by using germplasm-specific (red) and literature-derived (blue) parameter distributions for current conditions (a) and climate change scenarios centred on 2030, RCP2.6-GISS-ES (b) and RCP8.5-HadGEM2 (c). Ideotype profiles are presented as percentage variation of parameter values (representing plant traits) as compared to the distribution means (represented by the dotted line). Yield benefits achievable with proposed ideotypes as compared to the genotype defined by the parameter distribution means are also shown (d). Error bars refer to the standard deviation of yield benefits over the 20-year timeframe. T-HeatSter, T-ColdSter, T-Chalkiness and T-HeadRice (°C) are threshold temperatures for heat- and cold-induced spikelet sterility, and for chalkiness and grain breakage, respectively. BlastRes (1 to 3, unitless) is resistance to blast, RUE (g MJ−1) is radiation use efficiency, k (unitless) is extinction coefficient for solar radiation, and SLAini and SLAtill (m2 kg−1) are specific leaf area at emergence and at tillering.