Chlorophyll estimation in field crops: An assessment of handheld leaf meters and spectral reflectance measurements

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 876-890

  Casa, R ^a   Castaldi, F ^a   Pascucci, S ^b   Pignatti, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; VICIA FABA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84929963920     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859614000483     Document Type: Article

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