Leaf area index estimation in vineyards using a ground-based LiDAR scanner

Precision Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 290-306

  Arnó, Jaume ^a   Escolà, Alexandre ^a   Vallès, Josep M ^a   Llorens, Jordi ^b   Sanz, Ricardo ^a   Masip, Joan ^a   Palacín, Jordi ^a   Rosell Polo, Joan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

LAI; Precision viticulture; Proximal sensing; Terrestrial laser scanner; Vine vigour

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; CROP YIELD; DEFOLIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRUIT; LASER; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIDAR; PARAMETERIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSOR; VITICULTURE;

VITACEAE; VITIS;

EID: 84876919324     PISSN: 13852256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11119-012-9295-0     Document Type: Article

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