SWIR-based spectral indices for assessing nitrogen content in potato fields

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 5127-5143

  Herrmann, I ^a   Karnieli, A ^a   Bonfil, D J ^b   Cohen, Y ^b   Alchanatis, V ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS; RELATIVE SENSITIVITY; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SHORT WAVE INFRARED;

INFRARED RADIATION;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 79151477461     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903283892     Document Type: Article

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