A simple reflectometer for on-farm pasture assessment

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-136

  Künnemeyer, Rainer ^a   Schaare, Peter N ^b   Hanna, Michael M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomass; Green dry matter; Near infrared reflectance; Pasture

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PASTURE; PREDICTION; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0035103875     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(00)00168-X     Document Type: Article

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