Assessing nitrogen content of golf course turfgrass clippings using spectral reflectance

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 851-860

  Keskin, Muharrem ^a   Dodd, Roy B ^a   Han, Young J ^a   Khalilian, Ahmad ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Golf course; Nitrogen; Putting greens; Sensor; Spectral reflectance; Spectroradiometer; Turfgrass clippings

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NITROGEN; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORS; SPECTROSCOPY;

GOLF COURSE; PUTTING REENS; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SPECTRORADIOMETER; TURFGRASS CLIPPINGS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

POACEAE;

EID: 14644392191     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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