Assessment of pasture biomass with the normalized difference vegetation index from active ground-based sensors

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-121

  Flynn, E Scott ^a   Dougherty, Charles T ^b   Wendroth, Ole ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

FORAGE AVAILABILITY; GRASSLANDS; GRAZING SYSTEMS; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX;

BIOMASS;

BOS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 38349102556     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0363     Document Type: Article

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