Distinguishing Maize, Soyabean and Tobacco Fields Using Temporal MODIS 16 Day NDVI Images in the Large Scale Commercial Farming Areas of Zimbabwe

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 79-87

  Maguranyanga, Caleb ^a   Murwira, Amon ^a   Sibanda, Mbulisi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Lupane State University   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Crops; MODIS; NDVI; Phenology; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

CROP IMPROVEMENT; MAIZE; MODIS; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SOYBEAN; TOBACCO;

ZIMBABWE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84941743556     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12524-014-0395-3     Document Type: Article

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