Use of the Canopy Chlorophyl Content Index (CCCI) for remote estimation of wheat nitrogen content in rainfed environments

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1597-1603

  Cammarano, Davide ^a,d   Fitzgerald, Glenn ^b   Basso, Bruno ^c,d,e   O'Leary, Garry ^a   Chen, Deli ^a   Grace, Peter ^d   Fiorentino, Costanza ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Dep of Primary Industries   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80455129996     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2011.0124     Document Type: Article

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