Minimizing errors in LAT estimates from laser-probe inclined-point quadrants

Field Crops Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-240

  Denison, R Ford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Inclined point quadrants; LAI; Laser probe; Leaf area index

Indexed keywords

LASER PROBE; LEAF AREA INDEX; QUADRAT;

EID: 0030616994     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(96)03460-0     Document Type: Article

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