The LI-3000C is a lightweight instrument that measures non-destructively so you can measure leaf area repeatedely through time OR by combining it with the LI-3050C Transparent Belt Conveyer Accessory for excised leaf area measurements—whichever best fits your workflow.
Ideal for rapid field surveys of attached leaves at a single point in time, or throughout their life cycles, the LI-3000C measures the area, length, average width, and maximum width of each leaf. Measurements are displayed on the digital readout as data are taken and recorded in the on-board memory for subsequent analysis.
You can save a record for each leaf, or group records so that they represent the total for each plant or treatment group.
The LI-3000C provides precise measurements of irregularly shaped and perforated leaves. It can store up to 125,000 measurements and with USB connectivity, you can easily copy your data files to a PC for further analysis.
Ease of use and versatility make the LI-3000C an excellent choice for rapid field survey measurements.
To measure a leaf, open the scanning head and close it over the leaf, near the petiole. Grasp the length encoding cord and then draw the scanning head over the leaf, so the apex of the leaf passes through the scanning head.
The LI-3000C measures leaf area using narrow-band light emitting diodes (LEDs) and paired detectors in the scanning head. LEDs and detectors encode the width, while the encoding cord encodes the length. The instrument computes length, width, and area from these data.
Large numbers of detached leaves can be efficiently measured using the LI-3000C Portable Area Meter in combination with the LI-3050C Transparent Belt Conveyer Accessory.
