Responsive in-season nitrogen management for cereals

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-62

  Shanahan, J F ^a   Kitchen, N R ^b   Raun, W R ^c   Schepers, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy sensors; Geospatial technology; Nutrient management; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CONTAMINATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SOILS;

CANOPY SENSORS; GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CEREAL; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NDVI; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 38949125503     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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