1. Allison, J. C. S., N. W. Pammenter and R. J. Haslam. 2007. Why does sugarcane (Saccharum sp. hybrid) grow slowly? South Afr. J. Botany. 73: 546-551.##Bani Abbasi, N., H. Azizi, M. Mehregan, M. Malzoumati, K. Kazemi, A. Darivandpour and M. Shomeyli. 2013. Sugar cane production in Iran, Agronomic Guidelines for Sugarcane Production. Rosvaxheh Press (In Persian).##Bonnett, G. D. 1998. Rate of leaf appearance in sugarcane, including a comparison of a range of varieties. Aust J. Plant Physiol. 25: 829-834.##Castro-Nava, S., A. J. Huerta, J. M. Plasido-dela Cruz and E. M. Rodriguez. 2016. Leaf growth and canopy development of three sugarcane genotypes under high temperature rainfed conditions in northeastern Mexico. Int. J. Agron. 2016: 1-7.##Cox, W. J. 1996. Whole plant physiological and yield response of maize to plant density. Agron. J. 88: 489-496. ##Dasilva, V. S. G., M. W. De Oliveira, T. B. Albino Oliveira, B. M. Mantovanelli, A. C. Dasilva, A. N. R. Soares and P. R. A. Clemente. 2017. Leaf area of sugarcane varieties and their correlation with biomass productivity in three cycles. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 12: 459-466.##Inman-Bamber, N. G. 1994. Temperature and seasonal effects on canopy development and light interception of CP89-2143 sugarcane. Field Crops Res. 36: 41-51.##Karmollachaab, A., A. Bakhshandeh, M. R. Moradi Tlavat, F. Moradi and M. Shomeili. 2015. Effect of chemical ripeners application on yield, and technological ripening of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.). Iran. J. Crop. Sci. 17(1): 63-73. (In Persian with English abstract). ##Liu, D. L., G. Kingston and T. A. Bull. 1998. Anew technique for determining the thermal parameters of phonological development in sugarcane, including suboptimum and supra-optimum temperature regimes. Agric. Forest. Meteorol. 90: 119-139.##Marin, F. R. 2011. Characterizing physiological parameters controlling growth and development of brazilian sugarcane. Apresentado no XVII congresso Brasileiro de agrometeorologia - 18 a 21 de julho de 2011 - SESC Centro de Turismo de Guarapari. ##Meier, U., C. Feller, T. B. Vandnn Boom and H. Eiholder. 2001. Growth stages of mono-and dicotyledonous plants, BBCH Monograph. Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry. (2nd Ed.).##Reis, L.S., C. A. Azevedo, A. W. Albuquerque and J. F. Junior. 2013. Indice de area foliar e produtividade do tomate sob condicoes de ambiente protegido. Rev. Bras. Eng. Agric. Ambient. 17: 386-391.##Robertson, M., G. Bonnett, R. Hughes and R. Muchow. 1998. Temperature and leaf area expansion of sugarcane: Integration of controlled environment, field model studies. Func. Plant Biol. 25: 819-828.##Seyed Sharifi, R. and K. Khavazi. 2012. Effect of seed priming with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on phyllochron and leaf appearance rate of corn (Zea maize L.). Iran. J. Biol. 25: 183-193. (In Persian with English abstract).##Seyed Sharifi, R. and M. Zaeefi Zadeh. 2013. Effect of nitrogen fertilizer rate on grain yield, phyllochoron and leaf emergence rate in three maize cultivars. J. Plant Res. (Iran. J. Biol.). 26: 196-207. (In Persian with English abstract). ##Seyed Sharifi, R. and H. Nazarli. 2016. Influence of salinity levels of irrigation water with NaCl on phyllochron and leaf appearance rate of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars. J. Environ. Stresses Crop Sci. 8: 297-306. (In Persian with English abstract). ##Sinclair, T. R., R. A. Gilbert, R. E. Perdomo, J. M. Shine, J. G. Powell and G. Montes. 2004. Sugarcane leaf area development under field conditions in Florida, USA. Field Crops Res. 88: 171-178.##Singels, A. and R. A. Donaldson. 2000. A simple model of unstressed sugarcane canopy development. Sugarcane Technol. 74: 151-154.##Singels, A., M. A. Smit, K. A. Redshaw and R. A. Donaldson. 2005. The effect of crop start date, crop class and cultivar on sugarcane canopy development and radiation interception. Field Crops Res. 92: 249-260.##Streck, N. A., J. G. Hanauer, L. F. Gabriel, T. C. Buske and J. A. Langer. 2010. Leaf development and growth of selected sugarcane clones in a subtropical environment. Pesq. Agropec. Bras. Brasilia. 45: 1049-1057.##Taherniaye Mozhdehi, S., M. Esfahani, D. Bakhshi and B. Rabiei. 2013. Effect of planting date and plant density on phyllochron and active ingredient content in milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.). Iran. J. Medic. Aroma. Plants. 29: 829-841. (In Persian with English abstract).## Vasantha, S., C. Gupta and D. E. Shekinah. 2014. Physiological studies on tiller production and its senescence in sugarcane response comparison between plant and ratoon crops. Indian J. Agric. Sci. 84: 24-27. ##

2. Allison, J. C. S., N. W. Pammenter and R. J. Haslam. 2007. Why does sugarcane (Saccharum sp. hybrid) grow slowly? South Afr. J. Botany. 73: 546-551.##Bani Abbasi, N., H. Azizi, M. Mehregan, M. Malzoumati, K. Kazemi, A. Darivandpour and M. Shomeyli. 2013. Sugar cane production in Iran, Agronomic Guidelines for Sugarcane Production. Rosvaxheh Press (In Persian).##Bonnett, G. D. 1998. Rate of leaf appearance in sugarcane, including a comparison of a range of varieties. Aust J. Plant Physiol. 25: 829-834.##Castro-Nava, S., A. J. Huerta, J. M. Plasido-dela Cruz and E. M. Rodriguez. 2016. Leaf growth and canopy development of three sugarcane genotypes under high temperature rainfed conditions in northeastern Mexico. Int. J. Agron. 2016: 1-7.##Cox, W. J. 1996. Whole plant physiological and yield response of maize to plant density. Agron. J. 88: 489-496. ##Dasilva, V. S. G., M. W. De Oliveira, T. B. Albino Oliveira, B. M. Mantovanelli, A. C. Dasilva, A. N. R. Soares and P. R. A. Clemente. 2017. Leaf area of sugarcane varieties and their correlation with biomass productivity in three cycles. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 12: 459-466.##Inman-Bamber, N. G. 1994. Temperature and seasonal effects on canopy development and light interception of CP89-2143 sugarcane. Field Crops Res. 36: 41-51.##Karmollachaab, A., A. Bakhshandeh, M. R. Moradi Tlavat, F. Moradi and M. Shomeili. 2015. Effect of chemical ripeners application on yield, and technological ripening of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.). Iran. J. Crop. Sci. 17(1): 63-73. (In Persian with English abstract). ##Liu, D. L., G. Kingston and T. A. Bull. 1998. Anew technique for determining the thermal parameters of phonological development in sugarcane, including suboptimum and supra-optimum temperature regimes. Agric. Forest. Meteorol. 90: 119-139.##Marin, F. R. 2011. Characterizing physiological parameters controlling growth and development of brazilian sugarcane. Apresentado no XVII congresso Brasileiro de agrometeorologia - 18 a 21 de julho de 2011 - SESC Centro de Turismo de Guarapari. ##Meier, U., C. Feller, T. B. Vandnn Boom and H. Eiholder. 2001. Growth stages of mono-and dicotyledonous plants, BBCH Monograph. Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry. (2nd Ed.).##Reis, L.S., C. A. Azevedo, A. W. Albuquerque and J. F. Junior. 2013. Indice de area foliar e produtividade do tomate sob condicoes de ambiente protegido. Rev. Bras. Eng. Agric. Ambient. 17: 386-391.##Robertson, M., G. Bonnett, R. Hughes and R. Muchow. 1998. Temperature and leaf area expansion of sugarcane: Integration of controlled environment, field model studies. Func. Plant Biol. 25: 819-828.##Seyed Sharifi, R. and K. Khavazi. 2012. Effect of seed priming with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on phyllochron and leaf appearance rate of corn (Zea maize L.). Iran. J. Biol. 25: 183-193. (In Persian with English abstract).##Seyed Sharifi, R. and M. Zaeefi Zadeh. 2013. Effect of nitrogen fertilizer rate on grain yield, phyllochoron and leaf emergence rate in three maize cultivars. J. Plant Res. (Iran. J. Biol.). 26: 196-207. (In Persian with English abstract). ##Seyed Sharifi, R. and H. Nazarli. 2016. Influence of salinity levels of irrigation water with NaCl on phyllochron and leaf appearance rate of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars. J. Environ. Stresses Crop Sci. 8: 297-306. (In Persian with English abstract). ##Sinclair, T. R., R. A. Gilbert, R. E. Perdomo, J. M. Shine, J. G. Powell and G. Montes. 2004. Sugarcane leaf area development under field conditions in Florida, USA. Field Crops Res. 88: 171-178.##Singels, A. and R. A. Donaldson. 2000. A simple model of unstressed sugarcane canopy development. Sugarcane Technol. 74: 151-154.##Singels, A., M. A. Smit, K. A. Redshaw and R. A. Donaldson. 2005. The effect of crop start date, crop class and cultivar on sugarcane canopy development and radiation interception. Field Crops Res. 92: 249-260.##Streck, N. A., J. G. Hanauer, L. F. Gabriel, T. C. Buske and J. A. Langer. 2010. Leaf development and growth of selected sugarcane clones in a subtropical environment. Pesq. Agropec. Bras. Brasilia. 45: 1049-1057.##Taherniaye Mozhdehi, S., M. Esfahani, D. Bakhshi and B. Rabiei. 2013. Effect of planting date and plant density on phyllochron and active ingredient content in milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.). Iran. J. Medic. Aroma. Plants. 29: 829-841. (In Persian with English abstract).## Vasantha, S., C. Gupta and D. E. Shekinah. 2014. Physiological studies on tiller production and its senescence in sugarcane response comparison between plant and ratoon crops. Indian J. Agric. Sci. 84: 24-27. ##