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leaf area index

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003705

The total area of the upper surface of leaves per unit area of ground that is directly below the plant.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003705
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymscanopy area index
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsovegetation index; canopy; fractional vegetation cover
TranslationsSpanish: índice de área foliar
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003705",
  "term": "leaf area index",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The total area of the upper surface of leaves per unit area of ground that is directly below the plant.",
  "synonyms": [
    "canopy area index"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "vegetation index",
    "canopy",
    "fractional vegetation cover"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "índice de área foliar"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/leaf-area-index/"
}

Record 3,705 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.