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How To Use The Leaf Color Chart
How To Use The Leaf Color Chart
How To Use The Leaf Color Chart
Nutrient Management
How to Use the Leaf Color Chart
Leaf Color Chart
The leaf color chart or LCC is a handy plastic “ruler” with strips of four shades of green to compare the color of
rice leaves under field conditions. It is a cheap, fast, and handy field instrument to measure green color intensity of
leaf, which is related to the plant’s nitrogen content. Yellowish green (No. 2 in the LCC) represents the lowest
nitrogen concentration and dark green (No. 5) as the highest.
Procedure
Take the first LCC reading at 14 days after transplanting (DAT). However, if 14-14-14-12S is applied by soil
incorporation or as topdress at 14 DAT, start LCC reading at 21 DAT. For direct wet-seeded rice, start taking
readings 21 DAT or 28 days after direct wet seeding. Incorporate ZnSO4 in the seedbed 1 day before sowing at a
rate of 1 g/m2.
4. Repeat LCC readings every seven days until the first flowering. Different sets of 10 leaves can be used for
each weekly reading.
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Source: Field Operations Manual. Philippine Rice Research Institute. ©2007
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