L. G. Ramensky and allometry of plants (history and current state of the problem)

A historical review of the new direction botanical science, namely, «plant allometry» was made. In this review, attention is focused only on establishing dependence aboveground mass plants their size. The first foreign experiments indirect determination herbs, semishrub, and low shrub date back to 1930s. Now these based re-sults measuring habitus has become widespread. addition height cover, volume began be used as predictors biomass. Since second half last century, power (expo-nential) equations have been estimate in hayfields pastures from results habitus. By now, "allometry plants" gone far beyond limits, which reflect regularities connecting sizes with each other, well size productivity plants. L. G. Ramensky conduct his much earlier than researchers did. 1915, he proposed notion "projective weight". This per unit area its cover. At assumed calculate value proceeding projective cover However, soon became convinced that such a calculation gives very unstable result. 1938, take into account determine weight. He also multiple linear regression predict weight depending vegetative shoots ratio number flower plant. early 1950s, summarized accumulated material regarding de-termination individual by parameters How-ever, generalization published 1966, 13 years after death Ramensky. Together colleagues, calculated special coefficient for many plants, reflecting degree morphological, anatomical features species, conditions growth. Estimation herbaceous semishrub started at beginning outgrown utilitarian need feed reserves pastures. assessment entered framework an independent currently called allometry».