An overview of current and potential applications of thermal remote sensing in precision agriculture

S Khanal, J Fulton, S Shearer - Computers and electronics in agriculture, 2017 - Elsevier
Precision agriculture (PA) utilizes tools and technologies to identify in-field soil and crop
variability for improving farming practices and optimizing agronomic inputs. Traditionally …

Applications of UAV thermal imagery in precision agriculture: State of the art and future research outlook

G Messina, G Modica - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Low-altitude remote sensing (RS) using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a powerful tool
in precision agriculture (PA). In that context, thermal RS has many potential uses. The …

Unmanned aerial vehicles for high-throughput phenotyping and agronomic research

Y Shi, JA Thomasson, SC Murray, NA Pugh… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Advances in automation and data science have led agriculturists to seek real-time, high-
quality, high-volume crop data to accelerate crop improvement through breeding and to …

Recent advances in crop water stress detection

SO Ihuoma, CA Madramootoo - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to meet the demand for increased global food production under limited water
resources, implementation of suitable irrigation scheduling technique is crucial, particularly …

High-resolution UAV-based thermal imaging to estimate the instantaneous and seasonal variability of plant water status within a vineyard

LG Santesteban, SF Di Gennaro… - Agricultural Water …, 2017 - Elsevier
Thermal imaging can become a readily usable tool for crop agricultural water management,
since it allows a quick determination of canopy surface temperature that, as linked to …

Assessment of vineyard water status variability by thermal and multispectral imagery using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

J Baluja, MP Diago, P Balda, R Zorer, F Meggio… - Irrigation science, 2012 - Springer
The goal of this study was to assess the water status variability of a commercial rain-fed
Tempranillo vineyard (Vitis vinifera L.) by thermal and multispectral imagery using an …

Estimating evapotranspiration and drought stress with ground-based thermal remote sensing in agriculture: a review

WH Maes, K Steppe - Journal of experimental botany, 2012 - academic.oup.com
As evaporation of water is an energy-demanding process, increasing evapotranspiration
rates decrease the surface temperature (Ts) of leaves and plants. Based on this principle …

Sensing technologies for precision specialty crop production

WS Lee, V Alchanatis, C Yang, M Hirafuji… - … and electronics in …, 2010 - Elsevier
With the advances in electronic and information technologies, various sensing systems have
been developed for specialty crop production around the world. Accurate information …

Thermography to explore plant–environment interactions

JM Costa, OM Grant, MM Chaves - Journal of experimental …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Stomatal regulation is a key determinant of plant photosynthesis and water relations,
influencing plant survival, adaptation, and growth. Stomata sense the surrounding …

Using high resolution UAV thermal imagery to assess the variability in the water status of five fruit tree species within a commercial orchard

V Gonzalez-Dugo, P Zarco-Tejada, E Nicolás… - Precision …, 2013 - Springer
This paper deals with the assessment of heterogeneity in water status in a commercial
orchard, as a prerequisite for precision irrigation management. Remote sensing-derived …