Early detection of water stress in tomato plants based on projected plant area

Environmental Control in Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 241-249

  Takayama, Kotaro ^a   Nishina, Hiroshige ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Digital still camera; High sugar content; High brix; Imaging; Irrigation control; Stress diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953723133     PISSN: 1880554X     EISSN: 18830986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2525/ecb.45.241     Document Type: Review

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