Non-destructive measurement of plant growth and nitrogen status of pearl millet with low-altitude aerial photography

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 993-998

  Gérard, Bruno ^a,b   Buerkert, Andreas ^b   Hiernaux, Pierre ^c   Marschner, Horst ^b  

^a International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c ICRISAT Sahelian Centre

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Image analysis; Millet growth; Nitrogen status; Non destructive measurements; Sahel

Indexed keywords

GUIERA; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 2642680804     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1997.11863705     Document Type: Conference Paper

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