Early seedling vigour, an imperative trait for direct-seeded rice: an overview on physio-morphological parameters and molecular markers

A Mahender, A Anandan, SK Pradhan - Planta, 2015 - Springer
Main conclusion Rapid uniform germination and accumulation of biomass during initial
phase of seedling establishment is an essential phenotypic trait considered as early …

Canopy clumping index (CI): A review of methods, characteristics, and applications

H Fang - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2021 - Elsevier
Canopy clumping index (CI) characterizes the spatial distribution of leaves or needles within
a vegetation canopy. CI is critical in determining the canopy radiation transfer …

Leaf area index estimation using top-of-canopy airborne RGB images

R Raj, JP Walker, R Pingale, R Nandan, B Naik… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Leaf Area Index (LAI) is one of the most important biophysical properties of a crop,
used in detecting long-term water stress, estimating biomass, and identifying crop growth …

A spectral decomposition method for estimating the leaf nitrogen status of maize by UAV-based hyperspectral imaging

S Meiyan, Z Jinyu, Y Xiaohong, G Xiaohe… - … and Electronics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Leaf nitrogen status plays a crucial role in characterizing maize nutrient activity, which
ultimately affects both the photosynthetic efficiency and yield formation of maize. For this …

Multi-year monitoring of rice crop phenology through time series analysis of MODIS images

M Boschetti, D Stroppiana, PA Brivio… - International journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Precise phenological calendars, for each cultivated species and variety, are necessary both
to highlight anomalous agronomic situations and to feed crop models. This study, conducted …

Development of an app for estimating leaf area index using a smartphone. Trueness and precision determination and comparison with other indirect methods

R Confalonieri, M Foi, R Casa, S Aquaro, E Tona… - … and electronics in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Leaf area index (LAI) is a crucial variable in agronomic and environmental studies, because
of its importance for estimating the amount of radiation intercepted by the canopy and the …

An assessment study of three indirect methods for estimating leaf area density and leaf area index of individual trees

S Wei, T Yin, MA Dissegna, AJ Whittle, GLF Ow… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2020 - Elsevier
Field measurements of leaf area density (LAD) and leaf area index (LAI) for individual trees
have increased in importance and relevance with the advent of high spatial resolution …

How universal is the relationship between remotely sensed vegetation indices and crop leaf area index? A global assessment

Y Kang, M Özdoğan, SC Zipper, MO Román, J Walker… - Remote sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
Leaf Area Index (LAI) is a key variable that bridges remote sensing observations to the
quantification of agroecosystem processes. In this study, we assessed the universality of the …

Seasonal variation of leaf area index (LAI) over paddy rice fields in NE China: Intercomparison of destructive sampling, LAI-2200, digital hemispherical photography …

H Fang, W Li, S Wei, C Jiang - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2014 - Elsevier
Continuous field leaf area index (LAI) measurement has become increasingly important for
the validation of remote sensing LAI products. A seasonal field campaign was carried out to …

Plant nitrogen concentration in paddy rice from field canopy hyperspectral radiometry

D Stroppiana, M Boschetti, PA Brivio, S Bocchi - Field crops research, 2009 - Elsevier
In the context of precision farming, quantitative information on plant nitrogen concentration
(PNC) is necessary to apply variable rate technologies of top-dressing fertilization …