Measuring carbon dynamics in field soils using soil spectral reflectance: Prediction of maize root density, soil organic carbon and nitrogen content

Plant and Soil

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 233-245

  Kusumo, Bambang Hari ^a,c   Hedley, Mike J ^a   Hedley, Carolyn B ^a,b   Tuohy, Mike P ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MATARAM   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Arable soil; Carbon; Maize; Near infrared; Nitrogen; Root density

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; MAIZE; NEAR INFRARED; SANDY LOAM; SILTY LOAM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROFILE; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; WAVELENGTH;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650307972     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0501-4     Document Type: Article

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