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Remote sensing in plant diseases using infrared colour aerial photography: applications trials in the Ivory Coast to root diseases of Hevea brasiliensis 1
Author(s) -
Nandris D.,
Canh Tran van,
Geiger J.P.,
Omont H.,
Nicole M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1985.tb01038.x
Subject(s) - hevea brasiliensis , remote sensing , natural rubber , infrared , horticulture , root (linguistics) , photography , environmental science , geography , biology , art , optics , materials science , visual arts , physics , linguistics , philosophy , composite material
In spite of numerous aeroplane flights and different incerpretations of the infrared colour photographs obtained, the remote sensing of root rotting fungi of rubber tree has failed in practice in the Ivory Coast. The reasons for this failure and conclusions on the efficiency of this method are discussed.