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A simple and low-cost method for leaf area measurement of detached leaves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1997

J. T. Korva  and
G. A. Forbes
J. T. Korva
Affiliation:
International Potato Center (CIP), PO Box 17–21–1977, Quito, Ecuador Present address: Jukka Korva, Kulomäentie 5, 02760 Espoo, Finland.
G. A. Forbes
Affiliation:
International Potato Center (CIP), PO Box 17–21–1977, Quito, Ecuador
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Abstract

A technique for leaf area measurement utilizing water spray as an inexpensive substitute for electronic equipment was developed and tested with leaves of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). The leaf areas measured by the spray method were highly correlated with those measured by an electronic area meter. Measurements of leaf area obtained by the spray method were significantly more highly correlated with those obtained by the area meter than were the measurements of dry weights. The main advantages of the new method are precision, accuracy and immediate results at a low cost.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 33 , Issue 01 , January 1997 , pp. 65 - 72
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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