Plant disease severity estimated visually, by digital photography and image analysis, and by hyperspectral imaging

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 59-107

  Bock, C H ^a   Poole, G H ^a   Parker, P E ^b   Gottwald, T R ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Error; Hyperspectral imagery; Image analysis; Plant disease assessment; Remote sensing; Variance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950942373     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352681003617285     Document Type: Article

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