Applications of spectral reflectance techniques in northern European cereal production: A review

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-250

  Scotford, I M ^a   Miller, P C H ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CULTIVATION; DECISION MAKING; FUNGICIDES; GROWTH KINETICS; HERBICIDES; SOILS;

PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOIL PROPERTIES; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURE; CEREALS; CULTIVATION; DECISION MAKING; FARM CROPS; FUNGICIDES; GROWTH REGULATORS; HERBICIDES; SOIL;

EID: 14744269926     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.11.010     Document Type: Review

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