Estimation of biomass in wheat using random forest regression algorithm and remote sensing data

Crop Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 212-219

  Wang, Li'ai ^a   Zhou, Xudong ^a   Zhu, Xinkai ^a   Dong, Zhaodi ^a   Guo, Wenshan ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Above ground dry biomass; Triticum aestivum; Vegetation indices; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009084533     PISSN: 20955421     EISSN: 22145141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2016.01.008     Document Type: Article

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