Transmittance and reflectance measurements of corn leaves from plants with different nitrogen and water supply

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 523-529

  Schepers, J S ^a   Blackmer, T M ^a   Wilhelm, W W ^a   Resende, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA MILHO E SORGO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maize; nitrogen fertilizer; reflectance; transmittance; water stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029809812     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80071-X     Document Type: Article

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