Leaf area estimation in <em>Jatropha curcas</em> (L.): an update

Marcos André dos Santos; Alfredo Jarma-Orozco; Flavio Lozano-Isla; José Nailson S. Barros; Jesús Rivera; Carlos Espitia-Romero; Ángela Castillejo-Morales; Betty Jarma-Arroyo; Marcelo Francisco Pompelli; Marcos André dos Santos; Alfredo Jarma-Orozco; Flavio Lozano-Isla; José Nailson S. Barros; Jesús Rivera; Carlos Espitia-Romero; Ángela Castillejo-Morales; Betty Jarma-Arroyo; Marcelo Francisco Pompelli

doi:10.3934/environsci.2018.5.353

AIMS Environmental Science

2018, Volume 5, Issue 5: 353-371. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2018.5.353

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Leaf area estimation in Jatropha curcas (L.): an update

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Plant Physiology Laboratory, Federal University of Pernambuco, Department of Botany, CCB, Recife, PE, Brazil, 50670901
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Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Córdoba, Montería, Colombia

Received: 10 September 2018 Accepted: 03 December 2018 Published: 11 December 2018

We aimed to propose a reliable and accurate model using non-destructive measurements of leaf length (L) and/or width (W) for estimating leaf area (LA) of three genotypes of purging nut (Jatropha curcas L.), i.e. Astrea and Barranca, both Colombian and a Mexican genotype. For model construction, ~500 healthy leaves were collected from at least 20 healthy plants naturally grown at each locations, and encompassed the full spectrum of measurable leaf sizes. Equations with L and/or W were generated; however, the best fit were made when product between L and W (LW). To validate these models, independent data set of 450 leaves were used. Thus, we developed a single model (Y_i = β₀ * LW^β1) with high precision and accuracy, random dispersion pattern of residuals and unbiased. In spite of this, a single equation, joining all the studied genotypes, was developed [LA = 0.822 * (LW)^0.983; standard errors: β₀ = 0.020, β₁ = 0.004; R²_a = 0.976], which greatly simplifies the process of measuring the leaf area of the genotypes, a fact that should be highlighted.
- purging nut,
- estimate model,
- leaf length,
- leaf width,
- reevaluation
Citation: Marcos André dos Santos, Alfredo Jarma-Orozco, Flavio Lozano-Isla, José Nailson S. Barros, Jesús Rivera, Carlos Espitia-Romero, Ángela Castillejo-Morales, Betty Jarma-Arroyo, Marcelo Francisco Pompelli. Leaf area estimation in Jatropha curcas (L.): an update[J]. AIMS Environmental Science, 2018, 5(5): 353-371. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2018.5.353

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We aimed to propose a reliable and accurate model using non-destructive measurements of leaf length (L) and/or width (W) for estimating leaf area (LA) of three genotypes of purging nut (Jatropha curcas L.), i.e. Astrea and Barranca, both Colombian and a Mexican genotype. For model construction, ~500 healthy leaves were collected from at least 20 healthy plants naturally grown at each locations, and encompassed the full spectrum of measurable leaf sizes. Equations with L and/or W were generated; however, the best fit were made when product between L and W (LW). To validate these models, independent data set of 450 leaves were used. Thus, we developed a single model (Y_i = β₀ * LW^β1) with high precision and accuracy, random dispersion pattern of residuals and unbiased. In spite of this, a single equation, joining all the studied genotypes, was developed [LA = 0.822 * (LW)^0.983; standard errors: β₀ = 0.020, β₁ = 0.004; R²_a = 0.976], which greatly simplifies the process of measuring the leaf area of the genotypes, a fact that should be highlighted.

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