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In-season Nitrogen Management for Wheat in Tunisia using Proximal and Remote Sensing
In-season nitrogen management for wheat in Tunisia using proximal and remote sensing (APNRF-TunisiaWheat)
Theme: Precision Nutrient Management
4R4 Africa / RAFAD
Start Date: 2023
Category: Completed
End Date: 2024
Description
The goal of this project is to assess possibilities to use proximal and remote sensor techniques to augment the precision in nitrogen fertilization of durum wheat in Tunisia. The project will test the possibility to develop satellite image-based models for nitrogen uptake in wheat in Tunisia, which can be used in decision support systems for optimizing nitrogen fertilization. Field trials are carried in irrigated and rainfed fields in different climatic zones of Tunisia, including sub-humid and arid areas.
Key Stakeholders
The National Institute of Field Crops (INGC)
National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Target Geography
Arid to Sub-humid field crop production regions
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