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specific leaf area
noun
A measure of leaf thickness, calculated by dividing the area of a portion of a leaf by the dry weight of that same portion of leaf.
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specific leaf area.
Specific leaf area did not differ between the two phases.
Specific leaf area represents leaf area per unit mass and usually reflects plant photosynthetic capacity.
The CSSL also had a lower specific leaf area (SLA) than Sasanishiki, reflecting its thicker leaves.
Pn, leaf photosynthetic rate; gs, stomatal conductance; SLA, specific leaf area.
Variation for specific leaf area was associated with seven QTLs that clustered into five chromosomal regions.
The specific leaf area was obtained by dividing leaf area by leaf biomass.
The specific leaf area was negatively correlated with in vitro organic matter digestibility.
Significant differences in leaf photosynthetic rate and in specific leaf area (SLA) were observed among cultivars.
specific leaf area (SLA) and root length density (RLD) were measured.
The litter fall collection technique involves knowledge about the specific leaf area (SLA).
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