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Specific leaf area (SLA) measurement

Subcategory: morphological
Papers: 6 | Mentions: 7

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Description

Standard protocol for measuring leaf traits by scanning fresh leaves, counting trichomes using ImageJ, then drying and weighing leaves to calculate specific leaf area. Uses ImageJ software for digital image analysis.

Typical Equipment

  • ImageJ software
  • scanner
  • oven
  • balance

Output Measurements

  • specific leaf area
  • trichome density
  • leaf area
  • leaf dry mass

Papers Using This Protocol (6)

article

Predicting the contribution of single trait evolution to rescuing a plant population from demographic impacts of climate change

2025Evolution Lettersusing
student_paper

The spatial variation of leaf traits in <i> Ipomopsis </i> according to soil moisture and snow depth

2021using
student_paper

Impacts of snowmelt timing and precipitation on the expression of vegetative traits and floral traits in <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>

2020using
student_paper

The impacts of early snowmelt and summer precipitation on the physiology and leaf morphology of <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>

2018using
student_paper

Trichome density differences in Boechera stricta across an elevational gradient.

2014using
article

The response of Heracleum sphondylium (Apiaceae) and its herbivores to

2003URBEEusing