Optical sensors have potential for determining nitrogen fertilizer topdressing requirements of canola in Saskatchewan

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 411-425

  Holzapfel, C B ^a   Lafond, G P ^a   Brandt, S A ^b   Bullock, P R ^c   Irvine, R B ^b   James, D C ^b   Morrison, M J ^b   May, W E ^b  

^a Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Brassica napus; Nitrogen use efficiency; Normalized difference vegetation index; Precision; Urea ammonium nitrate

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CANOLA; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NDVI; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SEEDING; SENSOR; UREA;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 68249126444     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS08127     Document Type: Article

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