Tob. Sci., 1968, 12-33, p. 139-143, ISSN.0082-4623
The relationship between plant stem diameter and total leaf area for certain plants exhibiting apical dominance
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Sylvania Electric Products Company, Tawanda, PA USA
Stem diameter appears to offer a convenient index of total plant leaf area during the period of grand growth for plants exhibiting apical dominance. In general this relationship appears exponential although cabbage exhibited a linear response. The...