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Legume hyperspectral and <i>in-situ</i> biophysical/biochemical dataset collected in the Southern Plains

Published by Agricultural Research Service | Department of Agriculture | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2025-11-26
A field experiment focused on three legumes (soybeans [Glycine max], mothbeans [Vigna aconitifolia], and tepary bean [Phaseolus acutifolius]) was conducted in El Reno, OK over a two year period (2018, 2019). The split-split plot design for the legumes were subject to various row spacing (38cm and 76cm) and irrigation regimes (irrigated and rainfed). Sampling of the plots took place a total of seven times over the two year period. Each of the samplings included an initial triplicate (averaged) hyperspectral readings using a spectroradiometer (350nm to 2500nm; FieldSpec Pro FR: Malvern Panalytical, Westborough, MA, USA), in-situ measurements (canopy cover [collected with the “Canopeo” app where a ratio of plant to ground pixels were calculated], chlorophyll content [collected with Chlorophyll Content Meter-300, Opti-Sciences, Hudson, NH, USA]), and biomass clipping for various laboratory analytics (dry weight, nitrogen/carbon content, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, in vitro true digestibility). Locations for sampling (n=334) within the 4m x 3m plots were chosen at random.

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