SPAD-based leaf nitrogen estimation is impacted by environmental factors and crop leaf characteristics

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Xiong, Dongliang ^a   Chen, Jia ^a   Yu, Tingting ^a   Gao, Wanlin ^a   Ling, Xiaoxia ^a   Li, Yong ^a   Peng, Shaobing ^a   Huang, Jianliang ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN;

CHEMISTRY; CROP; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; PLANT LEAF; PROCEDURES; REMOTE SENSING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY;

CHLOROPHYLL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84940069396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep13389     Document Type: Article

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