Scaling properties of topographic indices and crop yield: Multifractal and joint multifractal approaches

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1082-1090

  Zeleke, Takele B ^a   Bing, Cheng Si ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; FRACTALS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

GROWTH-LIMITING FACTORS; TOPOGRAPHY CONTROLS;

AGRONOMY;

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CORRELATION; FARM CROPS; GRAIN; MOISTURE; SOIL; TOPOGRAPHY;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 4043164017     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.1082     Document Type: Article

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