| ABSTRACT Moringa oleifera is a species of great economic, social and environmental importance, being employed for multiple purposes. Thus, the objective of this study was to fit regression models for estimating leaflets area as non-destructive method from linear measurements of leaflets of M. oleifera seedlings. The study was carried out at the Center for Agrarian and Environmental Sciences of the Paraíba State University. Three hundred leaflets of M. oleifera were collected and measured to determine length “L” and width “W” and, subsequently, leaflets area was quantified through ImageJ® software. Using 200 leaflets, the univariate regression models were fitted, adopting length, width or the product of these dimensions “LW” and a bivariate model based on... |
