Estimation of plant nitrogen content using digital image processing

Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 78-86

  Tewari, V K ^a   Arudra, Ashok Kumar ^a   Kumar, Satya Prakash ^a   Pandey, Vishal ^a   Chandel, Narendra Singh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Digital image processing; Precision agriculture; Site specific nitrogen application

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879708912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16821130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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