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Sward Height Monitoring

Sward Height Monitoring is a methodological framework within pasture assessment science that systematically measures and tracks the vertical growth and structural dynamics of vegetative swards over time to inform grazing management and ecosystem productivity evaluations.

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119

Authors

54

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2017–2026

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Publications

35

An evaluation of three quick methods commonly used to assess sward height in ecology

Katherine Stewart, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Jeremy A. Thomas · Journal of Applied Ecology · 2001 · 235 citations · Full text

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Tillering dynamics in palisadegrass swards continuously stocked by cattle

André Fischer Sbrissia, Sila Carneiro da Silva, D. O. L. Sarmento et al. · Plant Ecology · 2009 · 99 citations · Full text

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Mapping and Monitoring of Biomass and Grazing in Pasture with an Unmanned Aerial System

Adrien Michez, Philippe Lejeune, Sébastien Bauwens et al. · Remote Sensing · 2019 · 97 citations · Full text

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Assessment of forage mass from grassland swards by height measurement using an ultrasonic sensor

Thomas Fricke, F. Richter, M. Wachendorf · Computers and Electronics in Agriculture · 2011 · 81 citations

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Plant Height, Disk, and Capacitance Meters Used to Estimate Bermudagrass Herbage Mass

M. A. Hussey, B. E. Conrad · Agronomy Journal · 1990 · 68 citations

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Authors

119

  1. TF
    Thomas Fricke

    University of Kassel, Germany

    3 publications · 179 citations

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  2. MW
    M. Wachendorf

    University of Kassel, Germany

    3 publications · 179 citations

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  3. JI
    J. Isselstein

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  4. GB
    Georg Bareth

    University of Cologne, Germany

    2 publications · 101 citations

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  5. NS
    N. S. Mountier

    Zimmer Biomet (Netherlands), Netherlands

    2 publications · 30 citations

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Institutions

54

  1. University of Kassel

    Kassel, Germany

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    472 citations

  2. University of Cologne

    Cologne, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    157 citations

  3. Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

    Carlow, Ireland

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    277 citations

  4. Wellington Hospital

    Wellington, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    60 citations

  5. Wellington Institute of Technology

    Petone, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    60 citations

  6. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    141 citations

  7. Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

    Florianópolis, Brazil

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    99 citations

  8. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

    Tandil, Argentina

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    56 citations

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Venues

  1. Grass and Forage Science

    6 publications · 177 citations

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  2. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

    3 publications · 179 citations

    3

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  3. Journal of Applied Ecology

    3 publications · 313 citations

    3

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  4. Agronomy Journal

    3 publications · 121 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Range Management

    2 publications · 70 citations

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