781805 Description

Purdue Agronomy Farm Soybean Management (781805)


The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effect of important cultural/management practices on the reflectance of soybeans. The treatments (cultural practices) included row width, cultivar, and population. Measurements were made at approximately 10 day intervals throughout the growing season with the Exotech 100 Landsat band radiometer. Radiant temperatures of the crop canopies were also measured.

Agronomic characterizations of the canopies included: leaf area index, biomass, percent soil cover, height, development stage, and grain yield. Vertical and oblique photographs were also taken of the canopies.

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