Brachiaria species identification using imaging techniques based on fractal descriptors

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-54

  Florindo, João Batista ^a   da Silva, Núbia Rosa ^a   Romualdo, Liliane Maria ^a   de Fátima da Silva, Fernanda ^a   de Cerqueira Luz, Pedro Henrique ^a   Herling, Valdo Rodrigues ^a   Bruno, Odemir Martinez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachiaria species identification; Fractal descriptors; Texture analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; FRACTAL DIMENSION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAMMALS;

BRACHIARIA BRIZANTHA; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; CORRECTNESS RATES; DESCRIPTORS; IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD; MEASURES OF COMPLEXITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TEXTURE ANALYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPLEXITY; CULTIVAR; FODDER; FORAGE; GRASS; GRAZING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; TROPICAL REGION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84895963820     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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