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Conclusion:Perhaps our most important finding was a strong relationship between NDVI and N uptakeacross site-years (Fig. 1b). This relationship does not depend on the use of a high N referenceand also has a critical value very close to that determined by the analysis of the tissue tests (datanot shown).Our results are very promising and indicate that spectral measurements from aerial images candirectly replace sampling for in-season assessment of N status of perennial ryegrass. This couldhave a major impact in improving the management of N fertilizer in perennial ryegrass grown forseed. Future research should focus on developing and validating a robust model for predictingspring N fertilizer rate as well as examining the many commercial sensor platforms available forproducers.References:Blackmer, T.M. and J.S. Schepers. 1994. Techniques for monitoring crop nitrogen status incorn. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 25(9&10):1791-1800.ERDAS. 2006. ERDAS Imagine v. 9.1. Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging LLC. Norcross,GA.Flowers, M. R. Weisz, and R. Heiniger. 2001. Remote sensing of winter wheat tiller density forearly nitrogen application decisions. Agron. J. 93:783-789.Gates, D.M., H.J. Keegan, J.C. Schleter, and V.R. Weidner. 1965. Spectral properties of plants.Appl. Optics. 4:11-20.Hart, J.M., M.E. Mellbye, T.B. Silberstein, N.W. Christensen, and W.C. Young III. 2006.Evaluation of the N mineralization test to refine spring nitrogen rate for western Oregon grassseed production. In: W.C. Young III (ed), 2006 <strong>Seed</strong> Production Research at Oregon StateUniversity USDA-ARS Cooperating, Department of Crop and Soil Science Ext/CrS 126, 4/07,Corvallis, OR.Knipling, E.B. 1970. Physical and physiological basis for the reflectance of visible and nearinfraredradiation from vegetation. Remote Sens. Environ. 1:155-159.Rowarth, J.S., B. Boelt, J.G. Hampton, A.H. Marshall, M.P. Rolston, G. Sicard, T.B. Silberstein,J.R. Sedcole, and W.C. Young III. 1998. The relationship between applied nitrogen, nitrogenconcentration in herbage and seed yield in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). I. Cv.Grasslands Nui at five sites around the globe. J. of Applied <strong>Seed</strong> Production. 16:105-114.SAS Institute. 2002. SAS version 9.1. SAS Inst., Cary NC.58

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