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Estimating nitrogen fertilizer requirements of canola (Brassica napus L.) using sensor-based estimates of yield potential and crop response to nitrogen

The feasibility of using optical sensors and non-nitrogen limiting reference crops to determine post-emergent nitrogen fertilizer requirements of canola was evaluated. Normalized difference vegetation index was well suited for estimating yield potential and nitrogen status. Although sensor-based nitrogen management was generally agronomically feasible for canola, the economic benefits of doing so remain uncertain because of the added cost of applying post-emergent nitrogen.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/2996
Date18 January 2008
CreatorsHolzapfel, Christopher Brian
ContributorsBullock, Paul (Soil Science) Lafond, Guy (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Adjunct, Soil Science), Flaten, Don (Soil Science) Martens, Gary (Plant Science)
Source SetsUniversity of Manitoba Canada
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish

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