Evaluation of optical sensor measurements of canopy reflectance and of leaf flavonols and chlorophyll contents to assess crop nitrogen status of muskmelon

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-52

  Padilla, Francisco M ^a   Teresa Pena Fleitas M ^a   Gallardo, Marisa ^a   Thompson, Rodney B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Critical nitrogen content; Fertilization; Fluorescence; Nitrogen nutrition index; Optical sensors; Vegetation index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899823071     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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