Threshold values of canopy reflectance indices and chlorophyll meter readings for optimal nitrogen nutrition of tomato

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 271-285

  Padilla, F M ^a   Pena Fleitas M T ^a   Gallardo, M ^a   Thompson, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Critical nitrogen curve; horticulture; nitrogen nutrition index; NNI; proximal optical sensors; vegetable production; vegetation index

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CHLOROPHYLL; FRUIT; HORTICULTURE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONITORING; NDVI; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REFLECTANCE; THRESHOLD; VEGETABLE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84925362616     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aab.12181     Document Type: Article

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