A note on the estimation of leaf areas of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) from three leaf parameters
Cocoa leaf length, width and weight of dry matter were shown to be closely related to leaf area. The correlation between area and weight of dry matter was higher when the cocoa leaves were differentiated into three leaf-maturity classes. Although the correlation between leaf length and area was highest, it is suggested that leaf width is an easier parameter to measure, and where destructive sampling is used, estimation of area from leaf dry matter weight is recommeded
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1971
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| Subjects: | THEOBROMA CACAO, SUPERFICIE FOLIAR, CONTENIDO DE MATERIA SECA, HOJAS, |
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| Summary: | Cocoa leaf length, width and weight of dry matter were shown to be closely related to leaf area. The correlation between area and weight of dry matter was higher when the cocoa leaves were differentiated into three leaf-maturity classes. Although the correlation between leaf length and area was highest, it is suggested that leaf width is an easier parameter to measure, and where destructive sampling is used, estimation of area from leaf dry matter weight is recommeded |
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