Assessing plant nitrogen concentration in winter oilseed rape using hyperspectral measurements

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Li, Lu ^a   Liu, Shishi ^a   Wang, Shanqing ^a   Lu, Jianwei ^a   Li, Lantao ^a   Ma, Yi ^a   Ming, Jin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chlorophyll concentration; dry mass; hyperspectral remote sensing; Plant nitrogen concentration; winter oilseed rape

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; OILSEEDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; DRY MASS; HYPERSPECTRAL REMOTE SENSING; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OIL SEED RAPE;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84989195556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.10.036026     Document Type: Article

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