Evaluation of digital photography from model aircraft for remote sensing of crop biomass and nitrogen status

Precision Agriculture

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-378

  Hunt Jr , E Raymond ^a   Cavigelli, Michel ^a   Daughtry, Craig S T ^a   McMurtrey III, James E ^a   Walthall, Charles L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Color imagery; Normalized Green Red Difference Index; Nutrient status; Radio controlled model aircraft; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP PLANT; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; NUTRIENT; REMOTE SENSING;

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24044504080     PISSN: 13852256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11119-005-2324-5     Document Type: Article

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