Estimation of the in-field variation in fertiliser application

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Lawrence, H G ^a   Yule, I J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fertiliser spreading; GIS interpolation; GPS tracking; Precision agriculture; Transverse testing

Indexed keywords

ARCVIEW; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD METHOD; GPS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; TRACKING;

EID: 34247467411     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230709510279     Document Type: Article

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