“…Using leaf chlorophyll has the advantage of being a viable technique that is able to predict N nutritional level, according to Booij et al (2000), since its quantity seems positively correlated with the nutrient. According to Godoy et al (2007) and Bueno et al (2009), determination of the leaf chlorophyll is sufficiently sensitive to the variations in nitrogen supply in dry material or coming from the fertilizer, thus enabling quicker detection of N deficiency. Carvalho et al (2003) observed good perspectives for preventing N deficiency in the beans with the aid of a chlorophyll measuring device, as well as the viability of adequately correcting lack of N. Results have indicated the need for various collections of samples throughout the plant's life cycle in order to determine the variations in chlorophyll content and its relationship with leaf N levels (Waskon et al, 1996;Zebarth et al, 2002).…”