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Spectral and thermal sensing for nitrogen and water status in rainfed and irrigated wheat environments

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Fitzgerald, G.J., Rodriguez, D., Christensen, L.K., Belford, R., Sadras, V.O. and Clarke, T.R. (2006) Spectral and thermal sensing for nitrogen and water status in rainfed and irrigated wheat environments. Precision Agriculture, 7 (4). pp. 233-248.

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11119-006-9011-z

Publisher URL: http://www.springerlink.com

Abstract

Variable-rate technologies and site-specific crop nutrient management require real-time spatial information about the potential for response to in-season crop management interventions. Thermal and spectral properties of canopies can provide relevant information for non-destructive measurement of crop water and nitrogen stresses. In previous studies, foliage temperature was successfully estimated from canopy-scale (mixed foliage and soil) temperatures and the multispectral Canopy Chlorophyll Content Index (CCCI) was effective in measuring canopy-scale N status in rainfed wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) systems in Horsham, Victoria, Australia. In the present study, results showed that under irrigated wheat systems in Maricopa, Arizona, USA, the theoretical derivation of foliage temperature unmixing produced relationships similar to those in Horsham. Derivation of the CCCI led to an r2 relationship with chlorophyll a of 0.53 after Zadoks stage 43. This was later than the relationship (r2 = 0.68) developed for Horsham after Zadoks stage 33 but early enough to be used for potential mid-season N fertilizer recommendations. Additionally, ground-based hyperspectral data estimated plant N (g kg)1) in Horsham with an r2 = 0.86 but was confounded by water supply and N interactions. By combining canopy thermal and spectral properties, varying water and N status can potentially be identified eventually permitting targeted N applications to those parts of a field where N can be used most efficiently by the crop.

Item Type:Article
Corporate Creators:Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI), Agri-Science, Crop and Food Science
Business groups:Crop and Food Science
Additional Information:© Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Keywords:Remote sensing; thermal sensing; crop stress index; CCCI; chlorophyll; nitrogen; water stress; wheat.
Subjects:Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agricultural meteorology. Crops and climate
Plant culture > Irrigation farming
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Special aspects of agriculture as a whole > Remote sensing
Plant culture > Field crops > Wheat
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Fertilisers
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