Automatic system for follow-up of leaf area growth individualized by plants

Resumo

With the advancement of technology and the low cost of equipment, the possibility to analyze and accompany vegetative vigor in real time is the reality. The vigor is related with the leaf area index, which is a metric obtained by a relation between the leaf area and the soil area occupied by the plant. This research had as objective create an automated system of low cost for acquisition and analysis of images, building an accompaniment of the leaf area index of individualized plants.