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Digital photos for measuring canopy cover

2010
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding source
Hart Field Site Group
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jeff Braun (the Mid-North High Rainfall Group)
Nick Poole (Foundation for Arable Research NZ)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) Hart, SA
Digital photos for measuring canopy cover locations
Aims

To test the ability of readily available camera technology to measure canopy cover.

Key messages
  • Digital photos collected up to GS31 and processed for green ground cover provided a good measure of crop biomass and N uptake.
  • Images collected after GS31 had poorer relationships with crop growth.
Lead research organisation Hart Field Site Group
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC SFS00017
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Technology : Other
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Hart 2010

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Hart, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Hart, SA Chromosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2010 trial report



Trial last modified: 05-06-2019 14:01pm AEST