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Rubber leaves index values observed by SPAD- 502 and atLEAF CHL PLUS were closely correlated, hence both of the devices can substitute each other. In addition, the correlation between atLEAF CHL PLUS and SPAD-502 values with absolute chlorophyll content of clone SP 217, PB 260, GT1, and all clones (general) were significant with a high coefficient of determination (R2) as well as low RMSE and CV. Therefore, both atLEAF CHL PLUS and SPAD-502 can be used to make fast and nondestructive prediction of chlorophyll content of rubber plant leaf.

A N CAHYO^1)2)*), R H MURTI²⁾, E T PUTRA²⁾, T R NURINGTYAS³⁾, D FABRE⁴⁾ , P MONTORO⁴⁾
1) Pusat Penelitian Karet, Palembang 2)Fakultas Pertanian UGM, Sleman, Yogyakarta 3)Fakultas Biologi UGM, Jl. Teknika Selatan,Sleman, Yogyakarta 4)CIRAD, UMR AGAP, Montpellier, France

The average AtLeaf chlorophyll index reading of the penultimate leaves was closely correlated to the tissue N concentration of those leaves and served as a good predictor of the eventual protein content of the grain.

M. Lundy, S. Wright, Farm Advisor, S. Orloff, UC Cooperative Extension; R. Hutmacher , UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis Plant Sci. Dept. and Director, UC West Side REC;