Proximal optical sensors for nitrogen management of vegetable crops: A review

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2018, Pages

  Padilla, Francisco M ^a   Gallardo, Marisa ^a   Peña Fleitas, M Teresa ^a   De Souza, Romina ^a   Thompson, Rodney B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll meters; Flavonols; Fluorescence; Precision agriculture; Reflectance; Vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLAVONOIDS; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL SENSORS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REFLECTION; VEGETABLES;

CANOPY REFLECTANCE; CHLOROPHYLL METERS; FLAVONOLS; NITROGEN MANAGEMENT; RAPID ASSESSMENT; SENSOR MEASUREMENTS; VEGETABLE CROPS; VEGETATION INDEX;

CROPS;

CHLOROPHYLL; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CROP; DEVICES; METABOLISM; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; VEGETABLES;

EID: 85049207812     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s18072083     Document Type: Review

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