Quantifying pruning impacts on olive tree architecture and annual canopy growth by using UAV-based 3D modelling

Quantifying pruning impacts on olive tree architecture and annual canopy growth by using UAV-based 3D modelling

Abstract Background Tree pruning is a costly practice with important implications for crop harvest and nutrition, pest and disease control, soil protection and irrigation strategies. Investigations on tree pruning usually involve tedious on-ground measurements of the primary tree crown dimensions, w...

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Main Authors: F. M. Jiménez-Brenes, F. López-Granados, A. I. de Castro, J. Torres-Sánchez, N. Serrano, J. M. Peña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Plant Methods
Subjects:
Crown volume
Remote sensing
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Object-based image analysis
Precision agriculture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13007-017-0205-3

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