Sugarcane response to nitrogen rates, measured by a canopy reflectance sensor
Abstract:The objective of this work was to evaluate whether a canopy sensor is capable of estimating sugarcane response to N, as well as to propose strategies for handling the data generated by this device during the decision-making process for crop N fertilization. Four N rate-response experiments were carried out, with N rates varying from 0 to 240 kg ha-1. Two evaluations with the canopy sensor were performed when the plants reached average stalk height of 0.3 and 0.5 m. Only two experiments showed stalk yield response to N rates. The canopy sensor was able to identify the crop response to different N rates and the relationship of the nutrient with sugarcane yield. The response index values obtained from the canopy sensor readings were useful in assessing sugarcane response to the applied N rate. Canopy reflectance sensors can help to identify areas responsive to N fertilization and, therefore, improve sugarcane fertilizer management.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Embrapa Secretaria de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento
2015
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2015000900840 |
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