Estimation of onion (Allium cepa, L.) biomass and light interception from reflectance measurements at field level

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 519, Issue , 2000, Pages 53-63

  Bosch Serra, A D ^a   Casanova, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allium cepa, L.; Biomass; Crop reflectance; Growth; Light interception; Models; Nitrogen; Onion; Yield

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 84878898162     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2000.519.4     Document Type: Article

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