Mapping wheat nitrogen uptake from RapidEye vegetation indices

Mapping wheat nitrogen (N) uptake at 5 m spatial resolution could provide growers with new insights regarding nitrogen-use efficiency at the field scale. This study explored the use of spectral information from high resolution (5 × 5 m) RapidEye satellite data at peak leaf area index (LAI) to estimate end-of-season cumulative N uptake of wheat (Triticum spp.) in a heterogeneous, rainfed system. The primary objectives were to evaluate the usefulness of simple, widely used vegetation indices (VIs) from RapidEye as a tool to map crop N uptake over three growing seasons, farms and growing conditions, and to examine the usefulness of remotely sensed N uptake maps for precision agriculture applications. Data on harvested wheat N was collected at twelve plots over three seasons at four farms in the Palouse region of Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington. Seventeen commonly used spectral VIs were computed for images collected during ‘peak greenness’ (maximum LAI) to determine which VIs would be most appropriate for estimating wheat N uptake at harvest. The normalized difference red-edge index was the top performing VI, explaining 81 % of the variance in wheat N uptake with a regression slope of 1.06 and RMSE of 15.94 kg/ha. Model performance was strong across all farms over all three seasons regardless of crop variety, allowing the creation of high accuracy wheat N uptake maps. In conclusion, for this particular agro-ecosystem, mid-season VIs that incorporate the use of the NIR and red-edge bands are generally better predictors of end-of-season crop N uptake than VIs that do not include these bands, thereby further enabling their use in precision agriculture applications.     

Phenotyping a diversity panel of quinoa using UAV-retrieved leaf area index,SPAD-based chlorophyll and a random forest approach

Given its high nutritional value and capacity to grow in harsh environments, quinoa has significant potential to address a range of food security concerns. Monitoring the development of phenotypic traits during field trials can provide insights into the varieties best suited to specific environmental conditions and management strategies. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide a promising means for phenotyping and offer the potential for new insights into relative plant performance. During a field trial exploring 141 quinoa accessions, a UAV-based multispectral camera was deployed to retrieve leaf area index (LAI) and SPAD-based chlorophyll across 378 control and 378 saline-irrigated plots using a random forest regression approach based on both individual spectral bands and 25 different vegetation indices (VIs) derived from the multispectral imagery. Results show that most VIs had stronger correlation with the LAI and SPAD-based chlorophyll measurements than individual bands. VIs including the red-edge band had high importance in SPAD-based chlorophyll predictions, while VIs including the near infrared band (but not the red-edge band) improved LAI prediction models. When applied to individual treatments (i.e. control or saline), the models trained using all data (i.e. both control and saline data) achieved high mapping accuracies for LAI (R²?=?0.977–0.980, RMSE?=?0.119–0.167) and SPAD-based chlorophyll (R²?=?0.983–0.986, RMSE?=?2.535–2.861). Overall, the study demonstrated that UAV-based remote sensing is not only useful for retrieving important phenotypic traits of quinoa, but that machine learning models trained on all available measurements can provide robust predictions for abiotic stress experiments.

     

Leaf nitrogen estimation in potato based on spectral data and on simulated bands of the VENμS satellite

Relationships between leaf spectral reflectance at 400–900 nm and nitrogen levels in potato petioles and leaves were studied. Five nitrogen (N) fertilizer treatments were applied to build up levels of nitrogen variation in potato fields in Israel in spring 2006 and 2007. Reflectance of leaves was measured in the field over a spectral range of 400–900 nm. The leaves were sampled and analyzed for petiole NO₃–N and leaf percentage N (leaf-%N). Prediction models of leaf nitrogen content were developed based on an optical index named transformed chlorophyll absorption reflectance index (TCARI) and on partial least squares regression (PLSR). Prediction models were also developed based on simulated bands of the future VENμS satellite (Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite). Leaf spectral reflectance correlated better with leaf-%N than with petiole NO₃–N. The TCARI provided strong correlations with leaf-%N, but only at the tuber-bulking stage. The PLSR analysis resulted in a stronger correlation than TCARI with leaf-%N. An R ² of 0.95 (p < 0.01) and overall accuracy of 80.5% (Kappa = 74%) were determined for both vegetative and tuber-bulking periods. The simulated VENμS bands gave a similar correlation with leaf-%N to that of the spectrometer spectra. The satellite has significant potential for spatial analysis of nitrogen levels with inexpensive images that cover large areas every 2 days.     

Separability of coffee leaf rust infection levels with machine learning methods at Sentinel-2 MSI spectral resolutions

Coffee leaf rust (CLR) caused by the fungus Hemileia vastarix is a devastating disease in almost all coffee producing countries and remote sensing approaches have the potential to monitor the disease. This study evaluated the potential of Sentinel-2 band settings for discriminating CLR infection levels at leaf levels. Field spectra were resampled to the band settings of the Sentinel-2, and evaluated using the random forest (RF) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) algorithms with and without variable optimization. Using all variables, Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imager (MSI)-derived vegetation indices achieved higher overall accuracy of 76.2% when compared to 69.8% obtained using raw spectral bands. Using the RF out-of-bag (OOB) scores, 4 spectral bands and 7 vegetation indices were identified as important variables in CLR discrimination. Using the PLS-DA Variable Importance in Projection (VIP) score, 3 Sentinel-2 spectral bands (B4, B6 and B5) and 5 vegetation indices were found to be important variables. Use of the identified variables improved the CLR discrimination accuracies to 79.4 and 82.5% for spectral bands and indices respectively when discriminated with the RF. Discrimination accuracy slightly increased through variable optimization for PLS-DA using spectral bands (63.5%) and vegetation indices (71.4%). Overall, this study showed the potential of the Sentinel 2 MSI band settings for CLR discrimination as part of crop condition assessment. Nevertheless further studies are required under field conditions.     

An artificial neural network model for estimating Mentha crop biomass yield using Landsat 8 OLI

Yield forecasting is essential for management of the food and agriculture economic growth of a country. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based models have been used widely to make precise and realistic forecasts, especially for the nonlinear and complicated problems like crop yield prediction, biomass change detection and crop evapo-transpiration examination. In the present study, various parameters viz. spectral bands of Landsat 8 OLI (Operational Land Imager) satellite data and derived spectral indices along with field inventory data were evaluated for Mentha crop biomass estimation using ANN technique of Multilayer Perceptron. The estimated biomass showed a good relationship (R²?=?0.762 and root mean square error (RMSE)?=?2.74 t/ha) with field-measured biomass.

     

Monthly composites from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images for regional major crop mapping with Google Earth Engine

Rapid and accurate access to large-scale, high-resolution crop-type distribution maps is important for agricultural management and sustainable agricultural development. Due to the limitations of remote sensing image quality and data processing capabilities, large-scale crop classification is still challenging. This study aimed to map the distribution of crops in Heilongjiang Province using Google Earth Engine(GEE) and Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images. We obtained Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images from all the covered study areas in the critical period for crop growth in 2018(May to September), combined monthly composite images of reflectance bands, vegetation indices and polarization bands as input features, and then performed crop classification using a Random Forest(RF) classifier. The results show that the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 monthly composite images combined with the RF classifier can accurately generate the crop distribution map of the study area, and the overall accuracy(OA) reached 89.75%. Through experiments, we also found that the classification performance using time-series images is significantly better than that using single-period images. Compared with the use of traditional bands only(i.e., the visible and near-infrared bands), the addition of shortwave infrared bands can improve the accuracy of crop classification most significantly, followed by the addition of red-edge bands. Adding common vegetation indices and Sentinel-1 data to the crop classification improved the overall classification accuracy and the OA by 0.2 and 0.6%, respectively, compared to using only the Sentinel-2 reflectance bands. The analysis of timeliness revealed that when the July image is available, the increase in the accuracy of crop classification is the highest. When the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images for May, June, and July are available, an OA greater than 80% can be achieved. The results of this study are applicable to large-scale, high-resolution crop classification and provide key technologies for remote sensing-based crop classification in small-scale agricultural areas.     

联合光学和合成孔径雷达数据的太平湖森林地上生物量反演研究

光学和合成孔径雷达（SAR）多源传感器数据融合对提高森林地上生物量（AGB）提取精度具有重要意义。以太平湖森林为研究对象,以Sentinel-1 SAR数据和Sentinel-2光学数据为数据源,利用随机森林回归算法系统性地评估光学和SAR数据对AGB反演的互补优势和策略选择。采用Sentinel-2光学数据的AGB反演精度（R²=0.63,RMSE=37.05 mg/hm²,sMAPE=0.56）优于采用Sentinel-1 SAR数据的AGB反演精度（R²=0.37,RMSE=52.25 mg/hm²,sMAPE=0.65）,联合两者数据的AGB估算精度最高（R²=0.69,RMSE=34.17 mg/hm²,sMAPE=0.55）;基于不同策略构建的AGB估计模型当中,植被指数（RVI、NDVI和红边相关的NDVIre）和纹理变量（NDVIre_Mea）的重要性高于光谱波段和后向散射系数。联合Sentinel-1和Sentinel-2数据的光谱波段、植被指数、纹理信息和后向散射系数,能够有效的缓和遥感信息饱和性问题和提高AGB反演精度。     

Variable rate nitrogen fertilizer response in wheat using remote sensing

Nitrogen (N) fertilizer application can lead to increased crop yields but its use efficiency remains generally low which can cause environmental problems related to nitrate leaching as well as nitrous oxide emissions to the atmosphere. The objectives of this study were to: (i) to demonstrate that properly identified variable rates of N fertilizer lead to higher use efficiency and (ii) to evaluate the capability of high spectral resolution satellite to detect within-field crop N response using vegetation indices. This study evaluated three N fertilizer rates (30, 70, and 90 kg N ha^?1) and their response on durum wheat yield across the field. Fertilizer rates were identified through the adoption of the SALUS crop model, in addition to a spatial and temporal analysis of observed wheat grain yield maps. Hand-held and high spectral resolution satellite remote sensing data were collected before and after a spring side dress fertilizer application with FieldSpec, HandHeld Pro^® and RapidEye?, respectively. Twenty-four vegetation indices were compared to evaluate yield performance. Stable zones within the field were defined by analyzing the spatial stability of crop yield of the previous 5 years (Basso et al. in Eur J Agron 51: 5, 2013). The canopy chlorophyll content index (CCCI) discriminated crop N response with an overall accuracy of 71 %, which allowed assessment of the efficiency of the second N application in a spatial context across each management zone. The CCCI derived from remotely sensed images acquired before and after N fertilization proved useful in understanding the spatial response of crops to N fertilization. Spectral data collected with a handheld radiometer on 100 grid points were used to validate spectral data from remote sensing images in the same locations and to verify the efficacy of the correction algorithms of the raw data. This procedure was presented to demonstrate the accuracy of the satellite data when compared to the handheld data. Variable rate N increased nitrogen use efficiency with differences that can have significant implication to the N₂O emissions, nitrate leaching, and farmer’s profit.     

基于土壤优化光谱参数估测太湖地区土壤全氮含量

为明确太湖地区土壤全氮的高光谱特征,构建定量分析模型,以江苏省无锡市滨湖区为研究区域,选取地理位置跨度大、土壤质地相似的93个样品,进行土壤风干样品全氮含量测定和光谱数据采集,对光谱反射率进行一阶微分,运用相关系数峰谷值法筛选敏感波长,将敏感波长两两结合进行土壤调节光谱指数（MSASI）运算。将两两结合后敏感波段分别采用多元线性回归分析、人工神经网络分析和偏最小二乘法构建土壤全氮含量的定量高光谱分析模型。结果表明,研究区内土壤全氮含量与光谱反射率呈正相关,敏感波段包括420~444 nm和480~537 nm。基于土壤调节光谱指数的多元线性回归分析对敏感波段诊断的效果最佳（R²=0.98、RMSE=0.04）,其精度高、可靠性强,是筛选出的最佳土壤全氮含量估测模型。偏最小二乘法模型（R²=0.70、RMSE=0.13）次之,而人工神经网络模型（R²=0.69、RMSE=0.15）精度最低。该研究结果为太湖地区土壤全氮水平的高光谱快速估测提供了方法借鉴,可为土壤养分精准管理提供技术参考。     

Rapid determination of leaf water content for monitoring waterlogging in winter wheat based on hyperspectral parameters

Waterlogging is becoming an obvious constraint on food production due to the frequent occurrence of extremely high-level rainfall events. Leaf water content(LWC) is an important waterlogging indicator, and hyperspectral remote sensing provides a non-destructive, real-time and reliable method to determine LWC. Thus, based on a pot experiment, winter wheat was subjected to different gradients of waterlogging stress at the jointing stage. Leaf hyperspectral data and LWC were collected every 7 days after waterlogging treatment until the winter wheat was mature. Combined with methods such as vegetation index construction, correlation analysis, regression analysis, BP neural network(BPNN), etc., we found that the effect of waterlogging stress on LWC had the characteristics of hysteresis and all waterlogging stress led to the decrease of LWC. LWC decreased faster under severe stress than under slight stress, but the effect of long-term slight stress was greater than that of short-term severe stress. The sensitive spectral bands of LWC were located in the visible(VIS, 400–780 nm) and short-wave infrared(SWIR, 1 400–2 500 nm) regions. The BPNN Model with the original spectrum at 648 nm, the first derivative spectrum at 500 nm, the red edge position(λr), the new vegetation index RVI(437, 466), NDVI(437, 466) and NDVI′(747, 1 956) as independent variables was the best model for inverting the LWC of waterlogging in winter wheat(modeling set: R~2=0.889, RMSE=0.138; validation set: R~2=0.891, RMSE=0.518). These results have important theoretical significance and practical application value for the precise control of waterlogging stress.     

Strategies for monitoring within-field soybean yield using Sentinel-2 Vis-NIR-SWIR spectral bands and machine learning regression methods

Soybean crop plays an important role in world food production and food security, and agricultural production should be increased accordingly to meet the global food demand. Satellite remote sensing data is considered a promising proxy for monitoring and predicting yield. This research aimed to evaluate strategies for monitoring within-field soybean yield using Sentinel-2 visible, near-infrared and shortwave infrared (Vis/NIR/SWIR) spectral bands and partial least squares regression (PLSR) and support vector regression (SVR) methods. Soybean yield maps (over 500 ha) were recorded by a combine harvester with a yield monitor in 15 fields (3 farms) in Paraná State, southern Brazil. Sentinel-2 images (spectral bands and 8 vegetation indices) across a cropping season were correlated to soybean yield. Information pooled across the cropping season presented better results compared to single images, with best performance of Vis/NIR/SWIR spectral bands under PLSR and SVR. At the grain filling stage, field-, farm- and global-based models were evaluated and presented similar trends compared to leaf-based hyperspectral reflectance collected at the Brazilian National Soybean Research Center. SVR outperformed PLSR, with a strong correlation between observed and predicted yield. For within-field soybean yield mapping, field-based SVR models (developed individually for each field) presented the highest accuracies. The results obtained demonstrate the possibility of developing within-field yield prediction models using Sentinel-2 Vis/NIR/SWIR bands through machine learning methods.

     

Estimation of water productivity in winter wheat using the AquaCrop model with field hyperspectral data

Water productivity (WP) is a key element of agricultural water management in agricultural irrigated regions. The objectives of this study were: (i) to estimate biomass of winter wheat using spectral indices; (ii) integrate the estimation of biomass data with the AquaCrop model using a lookup table for higher accuracy biomass simulation; (iii) show estimation accuracy of the data assimilation method in yield and WP. Spectral variables and concurrent biomass, yield and WP of samples were acquired at the Xiaotangshan experimental site in Beijing, China, during the 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 winter wheat growing seasons. The results showed that all spectral indices had a highly significant relationship with biomass, especially normalized difference matter index, with R² and RMSE values of 0.84 and 1.43 t/ha, respectively. Simulation of biomass and yield by the AquaCrop model were in good agreement with the measured biomass and yield of winter wheat. The results showed that the data assimilation method (R² = 0.79 and RMSE = 0.12 kg/m³) could be used to estimate WP. The result indicated that the AquaCrop model could be used to estimate yield and WP with the aid of remote sensing for improving agricultural water resources management.     

A decision tree for nitrogen application based on a low cost radiometry

Fertilizer recommendations based on radiometry require studies to calibrate the relationships to scenario conditions, otherwise the effectiveness may be reduced. The objective of this study was to develop a decision tree to detect nitrogen deficiency with efficiency comparable to the analysis of the full spectral signature, with simplicity similar to a spectral index and valid over a wide range of development conditions and phenological stages. An agronomic trial with a dual-purpose triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) was used in this study having different planting densities, number of grazing events (regeneration from defoliation) and nitrogen fertilization. At different phenological stages, the spectral signatures of leaves were recorded with an ASD-FieldSpec3 spectroradiometer and the nitrogen concentrations were determined by the Kjeldahl method. Agronomic factors that affect the N concentration were identified using ANOVA; subsequently PCA was carried out on the set of spectral signatures representative of the groups formed according to nitrogen concentration. Linear regression was used to evaluate the relationship between the principal components and plant nitrogen concentration. Wavelengths with greater significance were used to construct a decision tree. The resulting decision tree defined for nitrogen using the Jenks Natural Breaks method had a success rate of 68.3?%. The best spectral index had a R ²?=?0.31 while the estimate using the full spectral signature reached a R ²?=?0.68. Although further testing is needed, this work shows the approach was able to successfully categorize nitrogen deficiency.     

Evaluating high resolution SPOT 5 satellite imagery to estimate crop yield

High resolution satellite imagery has the potential to map within-field variation in crop growth and yield. This study examined SPOT 5 satellite multispectral imagery for estimating grain sorghum yield. A 60 km × 60 km SPOT 5 scene and yield monitor data from three grain sorghum fields were recorded in south Texas. The satellite scene contained four spectral bands (green, red, near-infrared and mid-infrared) with a 10-m spatial resolution. Subsets were extracted from the scene that covered the three fields. Images with pixel sizes of 20 and 30 m were also generated from the individual field images to simulate coarser resolution satellite imagery. Vegetation indices and principal components were derived from the images at the three spatial resolutions. Grain yield was related to the vegetation indices, the four bands and the principal components for each field, and for all the fields combined. The effect of the mid-infrared band on estimates of yield was examined by comparing the regression results from all four bands with those from the other three bands. Statistical analysis showed that the 10-m, four-band image and the aggregated 20-m and 30-m images explained 68, 76 and 83%, respectively, of the variation in yield for all the fields combined. The coefficient of determination between yield and the imagery increased with pixel size because of the smoothing effect. The inclusion of the mid-infrared band slightly improved the R ² values. These results indicate that high resolution SPOT 5 multispectral imagery can be a useful data source for determining within-field yield variation for crop management.     

高分辨率遥感影像林地类型精细识别

以内蒙古自治区根河市根河生态站为研究区,探讨在大面积复杂林区、具有红边波段卫星数据支持下,高空间分辨率遥感影像林地类型精细分类方法。以2016年7月的RapidEye遥感影像和2017年的GF-1PMS遥感影像为主要数据源,综合利用影像的光谱特征、纹理特征与根河森林资源小班数据等辅助信息,以及2016年林地类型外业调查样本数据,分别对2种数据源采用传统的监督分类方法[最大似然法（MLC）和支持向量机法（SVM）]和基于IDL语言的ImageSVM和ImageRF分类方法进行林地类型精细识别。最后以外业调查数据和根河森林资源小班数据作为检验样本对分类结果进行精度验证,通过建立混淆矩阵对分类结果进行评价。结果表明:①ImageRF和ImageSVM等2种分类方法对林地类型信息提取精度较高。在RapidEye影像中,针叶林、阔叶林、灌木林等8种地物类型总体分类精度分别为90.26%和90.02%,Kappa系数均大于0.88。ImageSVM和ImageRF分类结果中,灌木林、针叶林和阔叶林制图精度和用户精度均高于支持向量机法和最大似然法;相对于支持向量机法和最大似然法,ImageSVM法总体分类精度分别提高了6.18%和7.06%,Kappa系数分别提高了0.07和0.08;ImageRF法总体分类精度分别提高了5.93%和6.82%,Kappa系数分别提高了0.07和0.08,能确保森林资源调查成果的精细化、准确性、高效性。②在林地类型精细识别中,携带红边波段信息的RapidEye影像比无红边波段信息的GF-1影像具有更好的识别精度和可分性。研究证明,ImageSVM和ImageRF分类方法是有效的林地类型信息精细识别方法,具有精度高和可信度高的优势,是进行复杂山区林地类型精细分类的有效手段,可满足森林资源调查、变化监测、数字更新等林业应用需求。     

A double-layer model for improving the estimation of wheat canopy nitrogen content from unmanned aerial vehicle multispectral imagery

The accurate and rapid estimation of canopy nitrogen content (CNC) in crops is the key to optimizing in-season nitrogen fertilizer application in precision agriculture. However, the determination of CNC from field sampling data for leaf area index (LAI), canopy photosynthetic pigments (CPP; including chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids) and leaf nitrogen concentration (LNC) can be time-consuming and costly. Here we evaluated the use of high-precision unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) multispectral imagery for estimating the LAI, CPP and CNC of winter wheat over the whole growth period. A total of 23 spectral features (SFs; five original spectrum bands, 17 vegetation indices and the gray scale of the RGB image) and eight texture features (TFs; contrast, entropy, variance, mean, homogeneity, dissimilarity, second moment, and correlation) were selected as inputs for the models. Six machine learning methods, i.e., multiple stepwise regression (MSR), support vector regression (SVR), gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT), Gaussian process regression (GPR), back propagation neural network (BPNN) and radial basis function neural network (RBFNN), were compared for the retrieval of winter wheat LAI, CPP and CNC values, and a double-layer model was proposed for estimating CNC based on LAI and CPP. The results showed that the inversion of winter wheat LAI, CPP and CNC by the combination of SFs+TFs greatly improved the estimation accuracy compared with that by using only the SFs. The RBFNN and BPNN models outperformed the other machine learning models in estimating winter wheat LAI, CPP and CNC. The proposed double-layer models (R²=0.67–0.89, RMSE=13.63–23.71 mg g^–1, MAE=10.75–17.59 mg g^–1) performed better than the direct inversion models (R²=0.61–0.80, RMSE=18.01–25.12 mg g^–1, MAE=12.96–18.88 mg g^–1) in estimating winter wheat CNC. The best winter wheat CNC accuracy was obtained by the double-layer RBFNN model with SFs+TFs as inputs (R²=0.89, RMSE=13.63 mg g^–1, MAE=10.75 mg g^–1). The results of this study can provide guidance for the accurate and rapid determination of winter wheat canopy nitrogen content in the field.     

Evaluating the performance of xanthophyll,chlorophyll and structure-sensitive spectral indices to detect water stress in five fruit tree species

This study assessed the capability of several xanthophyll, chlorophyll and structure-sensitive spectral indices to detect water stress in a commercial farm consisting of five fruit tree crop species with contrasting phenology and canopy architecture. Plots irrigated and non-irrigated for eight days of each species were used to promote a range of plant water status. Multi-spectral and thermal images were acquired from an unmanned aerial system while concomitant measurements of stomatal conductance (g_s), stem water potential (Ψ_s) and photosynthesis were taken. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), red-edge ratio (R₇₀₀/R₆₇₀), Transformed Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index normalized by the Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (TCARI/OSAVI), the Photochemical Reflectance Index using reflectance at 530 (PRI) and 515 nm [PRI_(570–515)] and the normalized PRI (PRI_norm) were obtained from the narrow-band multi-spectral images and the relationship with the in-field measurements explored. Results showed that within the Prunus species, Ψ_s yielded the best correlations with PRI and PRI_(570–515) (r² = 0.53) in almond trees, with TCARI/OSAVI (r² = 0.88) in apricot trees and with PRI_norm, R₇₀₀/R₆₇₀ and NDVI (r² from 0.72 to 0.88) in peach trees. Weak or no correlations were found for the Citrus species due to the low level of water stress reached by the trees. Results from the sensitivity analysis pointed out the canopy temperature (T_c) and PRI_(570–515) as the first and second most sensitive indicators to the imposed water conditions in all the crops with the exception of apricot trees, in which Ψ_s was the most sensitive indicator at midday. PRI_norm was the least sensitive index among all the water stress indicators studied. When all the crops were analyzed together, PRI_(570–515) and NDVI were the indices that better correlations yielded with Crop Water Stress Index, g_s and, particularly, Ψ_s (r² = 0.61 and 0.65, respectively). This work demonstrated the feasibility of using narrow-band multispectral-derived indices to retrieve water status for a variety of crop species with contrasting phenology and canopy architecture.     

基于多角度高光谱遥感的冬小麦叶片含水率估算模型

准确的作物水分监测对于旱情评估具有重要意义。在分析研究区冬小麦多角度光谱特征后,利用不同水分处理下冬小麦实测叶片含水率和实测多角度光谱数据,基于植被光谱指数法,建立不同观测角度下冬小麦光谱植被指数、水分敏感波段光谱指数与叶片含水率之间的数学模型。结果显示,相对方位角与相对天顶角越小时,观测到的光谱指数与叶片含水率的相关关系越优;敏感波段组合构建的光谱指数中,1450nm波段分别与其他波段组合的NDSI、RSI指数与叶片含水率相关性在各观测角度条件下均较好,1 450 nm波段是冬小麦叶片含水率研究的最佳敏感波段;选取常见的4种植被指数(NDVI、EVI、WI和NDII)中WI和NDVI在各观测角度下与叶片含水率的相关性优于其他两种指数,决定系数R2均在0.83以上,P0.01呈极显著相关;综上建立的多角度光谱叶片含水率估算模型,平均相对误差MRE均小于0.154、均方根误差RMSE均小于0.098,拟合效果较好,尤其是光谱指数NDSI1160,1450、NDSI980,1450和植被指数NDVI、WI;基于以上4种指数建立的最优观测角度(0°,30°)模型,其中植被指数WI的估算效果最好,相关系数在各角度均达到5%的相关显著水平,MRE0.03,可作为最优观测角度反演研究的最优植被指数。     

Use of ground based hyperspectral remote sensing for detection of stress in cotton caused by leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Detection of crop stress is one of the major applications of hyperspectral remote sensing in agriculture. Many studies have demonstrated the capability of remote sensing techniques for detection of nutrient stress on cotton with only few on pest damage but none so far on leafhopper (LH) severity. Subsequent to introduction of Bt cotton, leafhopper is emerging as a key pest in several countries. In view of its wide host range, geographical distribution and damage potential, a study was initiated to characterise leafhopper stress on cotton, identify sensitive bands, and derive hyperspectral vegetation indices specific to this pest. Cotton plants with varying levels of LH severity were selected from three locations across major cotton growing regions of India. About 57-58 cotton plants from each location exhibiting different levels of LH damage symptoms were selected. Reflectance measurements in the spectral range of 350-2500 nm were made using hyperspectral radiometer. Simultaneously chlorophyll (Chl) and relative water content (RWC) were also estimated from the selected plants. Reflectance from healthy and leafhopper infested plants showed a significant difference in VIS and NIR regions. Decrease in Chl a pigment was more significant than Chl b in the infested plants and the ratio of Chl a/b showed a decreasing trend with increase in LH severity. Regression analysis revealed a significant linear relation between LH severity and Chl (R² = 0.505^∗∗), and a similar fit was also observed for RWC (R² = 0.402^∗∗). Plotting linear intensity curves between reflectance at each waveband with infestation grade resulted in six sensitive bands that exhibited maximum correlation at different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum (376, 496, 691, 761, 1124 and 1457 nm). Regression analysis of several ratio indices formulated with two or more of these sensitive bands led to the identification of new leaf hopper indices (LHI) with a potential to detect leafhopper severity. These new indices along with 20 other stress related hyperspectral indices compiled from literature were further tested for their ability to detect LH severity. Two novel indices LHI 2 and LHI 4 proposed in this study showed significantly high coefficients of determination across locations (R² range 0.521 to 0.825^∗∗) and hence have the potential use for detection of leafhopper severity in cotton.     

土壤游离氧化铁高光谱特征与定量反演

【目的】建立基于可见-近红外光谱的土壤游离铁精确预测模型,简单、快速、经济地预测土壤游离铁,有助于研究土壤发生和分类。【方法】采集广西壮族自治区的铁铝土、富铁土、淋溶土和雏形土等82个旱地土壤剖面的B层土壤,进行室内土壤化学分析、光谱测定,分析不同光谱变换后的光谱反射率与土壤游离铁含量的相关性。基于特征波段利用偏最小二乘回归(PLSR)和逐步多元线性回归(SMLR)法建立土壤游离铁含量光谱预测模型,通过决定系数(R2)、均方根误差(RMSE)和相对预测偏差(PRD)确定最优模型。【结果】土壤光谱曲线分别在457、800和900 nm波段附近有明显的游离铁吸收和反射峰特征;土壤游离铁含量与原始光谱反射率呈负相关;原始光谱经过微分变换后,游离铁含量与光谱反射率相关性显著提高;基于400～580和760～1 300 nm特征波段和一阶微分光谱变换的SMLR模型预测精度最高,其验证集的R2和RPD分别为0.85和2.62,RMSE为8.41 g·kg~(-1)。【结论】将可见近红外光谱技术应用于土壤游离铁含量高效快速地预测具有良好的可行性。广西旱地土壤光谱反射率与土壤游离铁含量具有高度的相关性,应用逐步多元线性回归方法可以很好地建立土壤游离铁含量反演模型。