Estimation of leaf area index in onion (Allium cepa L.) using an unmanned aerial vehicle

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-42

  Córcoles, Juan I ^a   Ortega, Jose F ^a   Hernández, David ^a   Moreno, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; LEAF AREA INDEX; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS;

CROPS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 84875235815     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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