“…The estimation of leaf area is important for studies involving the interaction between plants and the environment, the composition of plant communities, evolution, and adaptation of plants [ [4] , [5] , [6] ]. In addition, leaf area is paramount in ecological, agronomic, and horticultural studies involving interception and absorption of light, respiration, transpiration, liquid CO 2 absorption, stomatal opening and closing, internal carbon concentration in responses to fertilizer use, irrigation methods and biotic and abiotic stresses in plants [ 7 ].…”