- A botanist's color guide, these 17 color charts are used to determine and record the color of plant tissues.
- Munsell Plant Tissue Color Charts information is important to scientists working with growth rates, nutrient deficiencies, plant diseases, and other plant processes.
- In particular, it facilitates the diagnosis of adverse conditions responsible for the deteriation of plants and it serves as a stepping-stone to soil and plant tissue analyses
- The color plant tissues reflect the influence of light, critical temperatures, and the chemical composition of the soil, especially when the soil is deficient in certain major or minor nutrient elements.
- Sometimes the color of plant tissue reveals the genetic origin of plants, effect of toxic substances, or the action of parasitic organisms.
