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Estimation of the Area of Rubber Leaves (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. arg.) Using Two Leaflet Parameters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

T. M. Lim
Affiliation:
Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
R. Narayanan
Affiliation:
Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Summary

A rapid, simple method is described for estimating the area of rubber leaves from two measurements on the middle and one of the side leaflets. The relationship between the area of a leaflet (A) and its length × breadth (LB), described by the expression A = 0.654 LB, does not vary between the three leaflets or between leaves of different ages, and clonal differences are slight.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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