Optimum nitrogen fertilization of winter wheat based on color digital camera images

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1385-1394

  Jia, L ^a   Chen, X ^a   Zhang, F ^a   Buerkert, A ^b   Roemheld, V ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Green intensity; Image analysis; Nitrogen use efficiency; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIGITAL IMAGE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; WHEAT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34250208450     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701375991     Document Type: Article

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