Comparison of Two Nondestructive Methods of Leaf Area Estimation

• Published in: Journal of ecology and field biology Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 61 - 65
• Main Authors: Woo, Hyo-Jin, Park, Yong-Mok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Nondestructive estimation; Leaf shape; Leaf area; Photographic paper

We compared two nondestructive methods for leaf area estimation using leaves of 16 common plant species classified into six types depending on leaf shape. Relatively good linear relationships between actual leaf area (LA) and leaf length (L), width (W), or the product of length and width (LW) were f...