Phylis: A low-cost portable visible range spectrometer for soil and plants

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Aitkenhead, Matt J ^a   Gaskin, Graham J ^a   Lafouge, Noemie ^b   Hawes, Cathy ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crop assessment; Precision agriculture; Soil; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; CROPS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOILS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY;

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; LAND MANAGEMENTS; REAL TIME MONITORING; SITE CHARACTERISTICS; SPECTRAL INFORMATION; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

DECISION MAKING;

AGRICULTURE; PLANT; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; PLANTS; SOIL;

EID: 85012036917     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s17010099     Document Type: Article

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