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The economic wallop of Texas peanut products is getting an aerial boost this season from Texas Tech University . Researchers are using a special airborne multispectral remote sensing system on an experimental peanut crop in nearby Brownfield, a small farming community. The hi-tech gear is used to estimate the plant’s biophysical characteristics, including ground cover, leaf area, biomass and yield. “Improved monitoring of peanut ...

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