Defining useful limits for spectral reflectance measures in corn

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1263-1277

  Thomason, Wade E ^a   Phillips, Steve B ^a   Raymond, F Doug ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; LAI; NDVI; Spectral reflectance

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548356812     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160701555176     Document Type: Article

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