Relationship between normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and forage biomass yield in the Vakinankaratra region, Madagascar

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 19-

  Rahetlah, V B ^a   Salgado, P ^b   Andrianarisoa, B ^c   Tillard, E ^b   Razafindrazaka, H ^a   Le Mezo L ^b   Ramalanjaona, V L ^a  

^a FIFAMANOR Centre de Développement Rural et de Recherche Appliquée   (Madagascar)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Biomass; Forage; Growth; Monitoring; NDVI; Precision agriculture; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899685230     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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