10954 Comparison of Three Commercially Available Crop Sensors Utilizing NDVI for Monitoring Cotton Growth and Nitrogen Status

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Grand Ballroom Acadia (New Orleans Marriott)
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Grand Ballroom Acadia (New Orleans Marriott)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Grand Ballroom Acadia (New Orleans Marriott)
Tyson Raper , Mississippi State University
Jac J. Varco , Mississippi State University
Brennan Booker , Mississippi State University
Commercially available sensors, Hydro N Sensor, Greenseeker, and Crop Circle were utilized to obtain the Normalized Difference Vegetation Indice (NDVI). Comparisons between the three instruments will be demonstrated for various physiological stages of cotton and prediction of plant height and leaf nitrogen. Plots utilized were fertilized with 0, 40, 80, and 120 lb N/acre.