Sensor-based weed detection and application of variable herbicide rates in real time

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 270-277

  Dammer, Karl Heinz ^a   Wartenberg, Gerhard ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^b Am Raubfang 16   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cereals; Herbicides; Pea; Sensor; Variable rate spraying

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CROP YIELD; DETECTION METHOD; HERBICIDE; LEGUME; MONITORING; REAL TIME; SENSOR; WEED CONTROL;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33846187203     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2005.08.018     Document Type: Article

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