Optical crop sensor for variable-rate nitrogen fertilization in corn: II - indices of fertilizer efficiency and corn yield

Generally, in tropical and subtropical agroecosystems, the efficiency of nitrogen (N) fertilization is low, inducing a temporal variability of crop yield, economic losses, and environmental impacts. Variable-rate N fertilization (VRF), based on optical spectrometry crop sensors, could increase the N...

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Main Authors: Jardes Bragagnolo, Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado, Rodrigo da Silveira Nicoloso, Antônio Luis Santi, Jackson Ernani Fiorin, Fabiano Tabaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2013-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832013000500019&lng=en&tlng=en