Table 1.
Characteristics of predictors (L, W) and dependent variable (LA) used in this study.
| Group | No. of Cultivars | No. of Leaves Sampled | L (cm) | W (cm) | L × W (cm²) | L:W Mean (± SE) |
LA (cm²) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | Mean | ||||
| Training set | 9 | 1890 | 10 | 33.3 | 20.17 | 2.5 | 12.1 | 6.341 | 38 | 387.2 | 133.28 | 3.25 (0.47) | 25.35 | 274 | 88.4 |
| Validation set | 1 | 300 | 12.6 | 31.8 | 20.27 | 3.4 | 11 | 6.268 | 42.84 | 337.7 | 131.66 | 3.29 (0.54) | 27.3 | 229.7 | 84.61 |
L: leaf length; W: leaf width; LA: leaf area; L:W: length to width ratio (leaf shape ratio); SE: standard error.