Normalized difference vegetation index and soil color-based management zones in irrigated maize

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-66

  Inman, D ^a   Khosla, R ^a   Reich, R ^a   Westfall, D G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL MECHANICS; VEGETATION;

MAIZE; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI); PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL;

CROPS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38349120524     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0020     Document Type: Article

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