Plant density measurement unit has high repetition rate vehicle mounted laser triangulation sensor and processor calculating mass density from plant and ground returns
A plant density measurement unit has a vehicle mounted laser triangulation sensor (1) with beam (4) pointing vertically or at an angle into the planted ground (2) or scanned about horizontal or vertical axes and a processor calculating the mass density from the separation of plant (A) and ground (B) returns using high repetition rate. - INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for use of a plant separator in dense vegetation.