Artificial neural network modelling of common lambsquarters biomass production response to corn population and planting pattern

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 326-334

  Saberali, S F ^a   Sadat Noori, S A ^a   Khazaei, J ^a   Hejazi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Biomass production estimation; Plantting pattern; Population

Indexed keywords

CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846689375     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.326.334     Document Type: Article

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