@article{fdi:010055396,
  title = {{U}se of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (nirs) for predicting soil fertility and historical management},
  author = {{F}reschet, {G}. {T}. and {B}arth{\`e}s, {B}ernard and {B}runet, {D}idier and {H}ien, {E}. and {M}asse, {D}ominique},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study tests the potential of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy ({NIRS}) for predicting soil fertility and management history from topsoil (0-10 cm deep) spectra. {S}oil fertility was assessed by measuring the growth of a test plant, and soil management history was determined through inquiries with farmers. {M}oreover, {NIRS} predictive value was compared with that of a group of topsoil parameters: total carbon and nitrogen, nitrate, potential respiration and denitrification, and microbial biomass. {M}odelling used partial and modified partial least square regressions to ensure comparisons between predictions by {NIRS} versus by soil parameters. {S}oil fertility and management history were well predicted by {NIRS} ({Q}(2) = 0.78 and {R}-2 = 0.89 both; {Q}(2) and {R}-2 are cross-validation and calibration coefficients of determination, respectively), as were the soil parameters ({Q}(2) = 0.79-0.92 and {R}-2 = 0.86-0.98). {S}oil fertility and management history were more accurately predicted by {NIRS} than by the set of soil parameters.},
  keywords = {{M}icrobial activity ; near infrared reflectance spectroscopy ({NIRS}) ; soil ; fertility ; soil management ; soil organic matter},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}ommunications in {S}oil {S}cience and {P}lant {A}nalysis},
  volume = {42},
  numero = {14},
  pages = {1692--1705},
  ISSN = {0010-3624},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1080/00103624.2011.584597},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010055396},
}