Dicotyledonweed quantification algorithm for selective herbicide application in maize crops

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Laursen, Morten Stigaard ^a   Jørgensen, Rasmus Nyholm ^a   Midtiby, Henrik Skov ^b   Jensen, Kjeld ^b   Christiansen, Martin Peter ^c   Giselsson, Thomas Mosgaard ^d   Mortensen, Anders Krogh ^a   Jensen, Peter Kryger ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Agrointelli   (Denmark)

^d DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Grid sprayer; Herbicide reduction; Monocot and dicot coverage ratio vision (MoDiCoVi); Site specific; Sprayer boom; Weed crop discrimination

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; TAXATION; WEED CONTROL;

COVERAGE RATIO; CROP DISCRIMINATION; GRID SPRAYER; HERBICIDE REDUCTIONS; SITE-SPECIFIC; SPRAYER BOOM;

HERBICIDES;

HERBICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHM; CHEMISTRY; CROP; MAIZE; PLANT LEAF;

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HERBICIDES; PLANT LEAVES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84995387791     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s16111848     Document Type: Article

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