Comparative performance of ground vs. Aerially assessed rgb and multispectral indices for early-growth evaluation of maize performance under phosphorus fertilization

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Gracia Romero, Adrian ^a   Kefauver, Shawn C ^a   Vergara Díaz, Omar ^a   Zaman Allah, Mainassara A ^b   Prasanna, Boddupalli M ^b   Cairns, Jill E ^b   Araus, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Maize; Multispectral Vis; Phosphorous fertilization; Remote sensing; RGB Vis; UAV

Indexed keywords

EID: 85035787290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.02004     Document Type: Article

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