Estimating winter wheat tiller density using spectral reflectance sensors for early-spring, variable-rate nitrogen applications

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 591-600

  Phillips, S B ^a   Keahey, D A ^a   Warren, J G ^a   Mullins, G L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); OPTICAL SENSORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

FERTILIZATION; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI); SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; TILLER DENSITY;

AGRONOMY;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2642570327     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0591     Document Type: Article

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