Evaluation of two ground-based active crop canopy sensors in maize: Growth stage, row spacing, and sensor movement speed

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2101-2108

  Shaver, T M ^a   Khosla, R ^b,c   Westfall, D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP CANOPY; CROP CIRCLES; GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS; GREENHOUSE ENVIRONMENT; GROUND BASED; GROWTH STAGES; IN-FIELD; MOVEMENT SPEED; N FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN RATE; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; PLANT GROWTH STAGES; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REMOTELY SENSED INDICES; ROW SPACING; ZEA MAYS L;

AMBER; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GREENHOUSES; REMOTE SENSING; SPEED; VEGETATION;

CROPS;

CANOPY REFLECTANCE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MAIZE; NDVI; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL NITROGEN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78249278828     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0421     Document Type: Article

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