The Mean leaf area , leaf number and LAD are confident proxies in most broadòeaf spp for plant mass. Leaf area can be measured by polygon approximation and a ruler.
The Mean leaf area , leaf number and LAD are confident proxies in most broadòeaf spp for plant mass. Leaf area can be measured by polygon approximation and a ruler.
The steps you can take to quantify growth parameters by non-destructive methods should be based on measurements of leaf area, however I suggest you check if there are published mathematical models for the species that were developed to calculate these parameters.