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A NEW METHOD FOR DESCRIBING LEAF SHAPE
Author(s) -
DALE M. B.,
GROVES R. H.,
HULL VALERIE J.,
O'CALLAGHAN J. F.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1971.tb02544.x
Subject(s) - computer science , coding (social sciences) , rosette (schizont appearance) , botany , mathematics , biology , statistics , immunology
S ummary A new method for the description of leaf shape is presented, based on an interactive computer program for describing rosette leaves of Chondrilla juncea. In addition to the usual measures of length, breadth and area an alternative description is provided based on a coding of the boundaries of the leaves. The efficiency of the machine‐assisted description is assessed and a comparison of the alternative descriptions provided.