Variable rate nitrogen application in Florida citrus based on ultrasonically-sensed tree size

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-335

  Zaman, Qamar Uz ^a   Schumann, Arnold Walter ^a   Miller, William Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

DGPS; GIS; Precision agriculture; Prescription map; Ultrasonic sensors

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRUITS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORS; SPREADERS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

CITRUS TREE CANOPY; DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; PRESCRIPTION MAP; ULTRASONIC SENSORS; VARIABLE RATE FERTILIZATION;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; CITRUS; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; FRUITS; NITROGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORS; TREES;

CITRUS;

EID: 20844454044     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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