By-Plant Prediction of Corn (Zea mays L.) Grain Yield using Height and Stalk Diameter

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 564-575

  Kelly, Jonathan ^a   Crain, Jared L ^a   Raun, W R ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

By plant; grain yield; NDVI; stalk diameter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CORRELATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH MODELING; MAIZE; NDVI; PARAMETERIZATION; YIELD RESPONSE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84924489715     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2014.998340     Document Type: Article

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