Quantitative Approaches for Using Color Infrared Photography for Assessing In-Season Nitrogen Status in Winter Wheat

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1189-1200

  Flowers, Michael ^a   Weisz, Randall ^b   Heiniger, Ronnie ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFRARED IMAGING;

PLANT TISSUES;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0141726787     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.1189     Document Type: Article

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