Aerial color infrared photography to optimize in-season nitrogen fertilizer recommendations in winter wheat

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1424-1435

  Sripada, Ravi P ^a   Farrer, Dianne C ^b   Weisz, Randy ^c   Heiniger, Ronnie W ^d   White, Jeffrey G ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b NCDA and CS Agronomic Division   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Vernon James Research and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFRARED IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING;

QUADRATIC MODELS; WHEAT GROWING; WINTER WHEAT;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 36448974871     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0258     Document Type: Article

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