Term Information

Accession
TO:0012001
Name
leaf area index
Ontology
plant_trait_ontology
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Leaf Area Index (LAI) is the ratio of total upper leaf surface of vegetation divided by the surface area of the land on which the vegetation grows. Source: Wikipedia:Leaf_area_index
Comment
LAI is used to predict photosynthetic primary production and as a reference tool for crop growth. Measured on the plant canopy only.
Subset
None
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Parents of leaf area index (TO:0012001)
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leaf area index [is_a relation] is_a  leaf area trait (TO:0000540)
Children of leaf area index (TO:0012001)
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wheat leaf area index trait (CO_321:0000184) [is_a relation] is_a  leaf area index
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