Mississippi cotton yield monitor: Beta test for commercialization

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 149-160

  Sui, Ruixiu ^a   Thomasson, J Alex ^a   Mehrle, Robert ^b   Dale, Matt ^b   Perry, Calvin ^c   Rains, Glen ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Agricultural Information Management   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Mass flow sensor; Precision agriculture; Yield monitor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COTTON; EQUIPMENT TESTING; FARMS; HARDWARE; HARVESTING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INSTALLATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; SENSORS;

COTTON YIELD MONITORS; COTTON-FLOW SENSORS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COTTON; CROP YIELD; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 1142306219     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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