Remote sensing as a tool for viticulture research in south-africa with specific reference to terroir studies

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 754, Issue , 2007, Pages 393-400

  Strever, A E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Multispectral; Remote sensing; Terroir

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE; VITIS;

EID: 70449397834     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.754.52     Document Type: Conference Paper

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