Mapping field-scale yield gaps for maize: An example from Bangladesh

Field Crops Research

Volumn 143, Issue , 2013, Pages 151-156

  Schulthess, U ^a   Timsina, J ^b   Herrera, J M ^a   McDonald, A ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Ground cover; Maize; On farm research; Remote sensing; Yield gap analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGRONOMY; CROP YIELD; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GROUND COVER; HYBRID; MAIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PIXEL; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BANGLADESH;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875505078     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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