Measuring canopy coverage with digital imaging

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 895-902

  Stewart, Alexander M ^a   Edmisten, Keith L ^b   Wells, Randy ^b   Collins, Guy D ^b  

^a Louisiana State University at Alexandria   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Plant canopies; Plant science research; Soil surface

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; COTTON; DIGITAL IMAGE; GROUND COVER; IMAGING METHOD; LEAF AREA INDEX; SOIL SURFACE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 34247205267     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701277718     Document Type: Article

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