| Abstract: | The investigation was made on the relationship of seasonal time-course canopy spectral reflec-tance and ratio index to total leaf nitrogen accumulation(leaf nitrogen content per unit ground area) in rice un-der different nitrogen treatments. The results showed there was a close correlation between the canopy spectralreflectance and total leaf nitrogen accumulation. Ratio of near infrared to green band (R810/R560 ) was linearlyrelated with total leaf nitrogen accumulation, independent of nitrogen levels and development stages. Differentdatasets were used to test the linear regression equation, with average estimation accuracy of 91.22 %, RMSEof 1.09 and average relative error of 0. 026. Thus, the ratio index R810/R560 of canopy spectral reflectanceshould be useful for non-destructive monitoring and diagnosis of nitrogen status in rice plants. |
