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How to Use the Leaf Color Chart
Leaf Color Chart
The leaf color chart or LCC is a handy plastic “ruler” with strips of four shades of green to compare the color of
rice leaves under field conditions. It is a cheap, fast, and handy field instrument to measure green color intensity of
leaf, which is related to the plant’s nitrogen content. Yellowish green (No. 2 in the LCC) represents the lowest
nitrogen concentration and dark green (No. 5) as the highest.
Procedure
Take the first LCC reading at 14 days after transplanting (DAT). However, if 14-14-14-12S is applied by soil
incorporation or as topdress at 14 DAT, start LCC reading at 21 DAT. For direct wet-seeded rice, start taking
readings 21 DAT or 28 days after direct wet seeding. Incorporate ZnSO4 in the seedbed 1 day before sowing at a
rate of 1 g/m2.
4. Repeat LCC readings every seven days until the first flowering. Different sets of 10 leaves can be used for
each weekly reading.
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Source: Field Operations Manual. Philippine Rice Research Institute. ©2007
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