Photosynthetica, 2011 (vol. 49), issue 4

Photosynthetica 2011, 49(4):627-632 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-011-0079-y

Nondestructive, simple, and accurate model for estimation of the individual leaf area of som (Persea bombycina)

S. Chattopadhyay1,*, A. Tikader1, N. K. Das2
1 Regional Muga Research Station, Central Silk Board, Boko, India
2 Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Central Silk board, Berhampore, India

Nondestructive approach of modeling leaf area could be useful for plant growth estimation especially when number of available plants is limited and/or experiment demands repeated estimation of leaf area over a time scale. A total of 1,280 leaves were selected randomly from eight different morphotypes of som (Persea bombycina) established at randomized complete block design under recommended cultural regimes in field. Maximum leaf laminar width (B), length (L) and their squares B2, L2; leaf area (LA), and lamina length × width (L×B) were determined over two successive seasons. Leaf parameters were significantly affected by morphotypes; but seasons had nonsignificant impacts on tested features. Therefore, pooled seasonal morphotype means of each parameter were used to establish relationship with LA. L and its square L2 did not provide accurate models for LA predictions. Considerably better models were obtained by using B (y = 2.984 + 7.9664 x, R 2 = 0.615, P≥0.001, n = 119) and B2 (y = 12.784+ 0.9604 x, R 2 = 0.605, P≥0.001, n = 119) as independent variables. However, maximum accuracy of prediction of LA could be achieved through a simple linear relationship of L×B (y = 8.2203 + 0.4224 x, R 2 = 0.843, P≥0.0001, n = 119). The model (LA:L×B) was validated with randomly selected leaf samples (n = 360) of som morphotypes and highly significant (P≤0.001) linear function was found between actual and predicted LAs. Therefore, the last model may consider adequate to predict leaf area of all cultivars of som with sufficient fidelity.

Keywords: leaf area prediction; leaf length; leaf width; nondestructive methods; regression model; validation

Received: December 3, 2010; Accepted: October 18, 2011; Published: December 1, 2011Show citation

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Chattopadhyay, S., Tikader, A., & Das, N.K. (2011). Nondestructive, simple, and accurate model for estimation of the individual leaf area of som (Persea bombycina). Photosynthetica, 49(4), 627-632. doi: 10.1007/s11099-011-0079-y.
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