Smart robotic weed control system for sugar beet

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 73-83

  Sabanci, K ^a   Aydin, C ^b  

^a KARAMANOGLU MEHMETBEY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Herbicide application; Image processing; Precision agriculture; Precision spraying

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008210344     PISSN: 16807073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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