Estimating tiller density and leaf area index of winter wheat using spectral reflectance and ultrasonic sensing techniques

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 395-408

  Scotford, I M ^a   Miller, P C H ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; SOILS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; VEGETATION;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION (COV); LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI); TILLER DENSITY;

CROPS;

DECISION MAKING; FARM CROPS; PLANTS; SOIL; ULTRASONIC FREQUENCIES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 9644302521     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.08.019     Document Type: Article

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