Determining optimal leaf surface area

In field experiments with local application of various dosages of fertilizer on chernozem soils in northwestern Povolzhye, the optimal development of leaf area in millet plants of Kamyshinskoe 67 variety was revealed. A maximum leaf area of 58 500 m²/ha was noted in the phase of panicle emergence with the application of N₁₅₅P₈₈K₁₄₃. Such a leaf surface area ensured an output of 63.7 cwt/ha on average over three years of production.