Evaluation of variable-rate nitrogen recommendation of winter wheat based on SPAD chlorophyll meter measurement

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 735-741

  Chunjiang, Zhao ^a   Aning, Jiang ^a,b   Wenjiang, Huang ^a   Keli, Liu ^b   Liangyun, Liu ^a   Jihua, Wang ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE   (China)

^b Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Huhhot   (China)

Author keywords

Precision agriculture; SPAD readings; Variable rate nitrogen application (VRN); Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD METHOD; LEACHING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 49249090033     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230709510345     Document Type: Article

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