Practical methods for non-destructive measurement of tree leaf area

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-108

  Leroy, Céline ^a,b   Saint André, Laurent ^c   Auclair, Daniel ^a  

^a UMR AMAP   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Digital pictures; Leaf area estimation; Leaf length; Leaf width; Leaflet; Models

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; HERB; LEAF AREA; LEGUME;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; MELIACEAE; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA; TECTONA GRANDIS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 34548562448     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-007-9077-2     Document Type: Article

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