Real-time measures of canopy size as a basis for spatially varying nitrogen applications to winter wheat sown at different seed rates

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 513-531

  Wood, G A ^a   Welsh, J P ^a   Godwin, R J ^a   Taylor, J C ^a   Earl, R ^a   Knight, S M ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Shuttleworth Centre   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037509983     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1537-5110(03)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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