Quantitative reflectance spectroscopy as an alternative to traditional wet lab analysis of foliar chemistry: Near-infrared and mid-infrared calibrations compared

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1122-1130

  Richardson, Andrew D ^a   Reeves III, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFLECTION;

QUANTITATIVE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC CALIBRATIONS; TREE FOLIAGE;

FORESTRY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOLIAGE; REFLECTANCE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; REFLECTANCE;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 24644458871     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-037     Document Type: Article

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