Derivation of sufficiency values of a chlorophyll meter to estimate cucumber nitrogen status and yield

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 141, Issue , 2017, Pages 54-64

  Padilla, Francisco M ^a   Peña Fleitas, M Teresa ^a   Gallardo, Marisa ^a   Giménez, Carmen ^b   Thompson, Rodney B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus; Fertilization; N management; NNI; Proximal optical sensor; SPAD; Vegetable crop

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; VEGETABLES;

CHLOROPHYLL MEASUREMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL METERS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; FERTILIZATION; NITROGEN NUTRITION; SPAD; VEGETABLE CROPS;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CHLOROPHYLL; CROP YIELD; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; INDEX METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHENOLOGY; SENSOR; VEGETABLE; VINE;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 85024835496     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2017.07.005     Document Type: Article

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