Spatial variation in tree characteristics and yield in a pear orchard

Precision Agriculture

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-60

  Perry, Eileen M ^a   Dezzani, Raymond J ^b   Seavert, Clark F ^c   Pierce, Francis J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographically weighted regression; Management zones; Moran's I; Spatial variability; Tree fruit

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AUTOCORRELATION; COPPER; CROP YIELD; DATA SET; IRON; NDVI; ORCHARD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; VARIOGRAM; VIGOR;

PYRUS;

EID: 73949083878     PISSN: 13852256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11119-009-9113-5     Document Type: Article

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