Photosynthetica 2008, 46(3):351-355 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-008-0064-2

Leaf allometry and prediction of specific leaf area (SLA) in a sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) cultivar

J. T. Tsialtas1,3,*, N. Maslaris2,3
1 Department of Experimentation, Larissa factory, Larissa, Hellas, Greece
2 Agronomic Research Service, Sindos, Hellas, Greece
3 Hellenic Sugar Industry SA, Thessaloniki, Greece

Sugar beet cv. Rizor was grown for five growing seasons (2002-2006) in field conditions in Thessaly, central Greece. A total of 55 samplings took place during the growing seasons and allometric growth of the leaves was monitored. Highly significant (p<0.001) quadratic relationships were found between individual leaf mass (LM), individual leaf area (LA), aboveground dry biomass (ADB), and leaf area index (LAI). Only the LM-LA relationship (LA = 43.444 LM2 - 10.693 LM + 118.34) showed a relatively high r 2 (0.63) and thus could be used for prediction of LA. Specific leaf area (SLA) was significantly related with leaf water content (LWC) (SLA = 26 279 LWC2 - 44 498 LWC + 18 951, r 2 = 0.91, p<0.001) and thus LWC could be a good indirect predictor of SLA in this cultivar.

Additional key words: leaf area; leaf mass; non-destructive methods; specific leaf mass

Received: October 23, 2007; Accepted: February 6, 2008; Published: September 1, 2008  Show citation

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Tsialtas, J.T., & Maslaris, N. (2008). Leaf allometry and prediction of specific leaf area (SLA) in a sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) cultivar. Photosynthetica, 46(3), 351-355. doi: 10.1007/s11099-008-0064-2
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