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dc.contributor.advisorSudduth, Kenneth A., 1958-eng
dc.contributor.authorSheridan, Alexander H.eng
dc.date.issued2012eng
dc.date.submitted2012 Springeng
dc.descriptionTitle from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on September 18, 2012).eng
dc.descriptionThe entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.eng
dc.descriptionThesis advisor: Dr. Kenneth A. Suddutheng
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.eng
dc.descriptionM.S. University of Missouri--Columbia 2012.eng
dc.description"May 2012"eng
dc.description.abstractSite-specific management of crop production systems holds promise for maintaining high yields while preserving soil quality. This management requires detailed spatial data on soil physical and chemical characteristics but traditional testing can be slow and expensive. Recently, sensor-based approaches including reflectance spectroscopy have been proposed as alternatives for quicker, easier soil analysis. The objectives of this study were to investigate the soil property estimation capabilities of reflectance sensing with a spectrometer and with a mobile two-band sensor. In the spectrometer evaluation using profile (to 1 m) samples collected from 32 plots with varying soil characteristics, several important soil quality properties were successfully estimated. Highest accuracy was for dried and ground soil samples which had an R2 of 0.97 and 0.91 for total carbon and nitrogen, respectively. Results with field-moist soil were nearly as accurate, showing that this may be a viable, and more efficient, option. The mobile two-band sensor was evaluated in two central Missouri production fields. It showed good accuracy (R2 = 0.75) for estimating soil organic carbon (SOC) with 20 in-field calibration points. However, this accuracy was not maintained when calibration equations were applied in full-field mapping. Laboratory data collection showed that a sensor with different wavelength bands might provide more accurate results, but this would need to be verified with a wider range of soils.eng
dc.format.extentxii, 106 pageseng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/15377
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertationseng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.sourceSubmitted by University of Missouri--Columbia Graduate School.eng
dc.subjectprecision agricultureeng
dc.subjectsoil qualityeng
dc.subjectreflectance sensingeng
dc.subjectsite-specific managementeng
dc.titleSoil property estimation using visible and near-infrared reflectanceeng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineBiological engineering (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelMasterseng
thesis.degree.nameM.S.eng


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