Estimation of biomass and canopy height in bermudagrass, alfalfa, and wheat using ultrasonic, laser, and spectral sensors

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 2920-2943

  Pittman, Jeremy Joshua ^a,b   Arnall, Daryl Brian ^b   Interrante, Sindy M ^a   Moffet, Corey A ^a   Butler, Twain J ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass estimation; Data acquisition; High throughput; Mobile sensors; Remote sensing; Sensor system

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; HARVESTERS; HARVESTING; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMOTE SENSING; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

BIOMASS ESTIMATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT; LEAST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; MOBILE SENSORS; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT; SENSOR SYSTEMS; WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.);

BIOMASS;

EID: 84922032621     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s150202920     Document Type: Article

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