In a single cross corn hybrid experiment it was tested the use of a Leaf Area Factor, obtained in one replication, in estimating the leaf area per plant of the other replications. It was used the corn hybrids HS1227 (flint) and HS7777 (dent) grown at the densities of 42,000 and 84,000 plants per hectare. There was no statistical difference between the observed and the estimated values. The standard error of the estimation, in all cases, was lower than 10%.
leaf area index; leaf area factor; growth analysis; corn