Determination of leaf area index for oil palm plantation using hemispherical photography technique

Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-32

  Awal, M A ^a,c   Wan Ishak, W I ^b,c   Bockari Gevao, S M ^b,c  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE   (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

Digital camera; Leaf area index; Measurement; Oil palm

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952026592     PISSN: 01287680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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