An overview of global leaf area index (LAI): Methods, products, validation, and applications

H Fang, F Baret, S Plummer… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf area index (LAI) is a critical vegetation structural variable and is essential in the
feedback of vegetation to the climate system. The advancement of the global Earth …

Precision agriculture for resource use efficiency in smallholder farming systems in sub-saharan africa: A systematic review

CM Onyango, JM Nyaga, J Wetterlind, M Söderström… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Opportunities exist for adoption of precision agriculture technologies in all parts of the world.
The form of precision agriculture may vary from region to region depending on technologies …

Crop monitoring using satellite/UAV data fusion and machine learning

M Maimaitijiang, V Sagan, P Sidike, AM Daloye… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Non-destructive crop monitoring over large areas with high efficiency is of great significance
in precision agriculture and plant phenotyping, as well as decision making with regards to …

Retrieving soybean leaf area index from unmanned aerial vehicle hyperspectral remote sensing: Analysis of RF, ANN, and SVM regression models

H Yuan, G Yang, C Li, Y Wang, J Liu, H Yu, H Feng… - Remote Sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
Leaf area index (LAI) is an important indicator of plant growth and yield that can be
monitored by remote sensing. Several models were constructed using datasets derived from …

Estimating leaf area index and light extinction coefficient using Random Forest regression algorithm in a tropical moist deciduous forest, India

R Srinet, S Nandy, NR Patel - Ecological Informatics, 2019 - Elsevier
Leaf area index (LAI) and light extinction coefficient (k) are the key structural parameters
controlling many canopy functions like radiation and water interception, radiation extinction …

Estimating forest stock volume in Hunan Province, China, by integrating in situ plot data, Sentinel-2 images, and linear and machine learning regression models

Y Hu, X Xu, F Wu, Z Sun, H Xia, Q Meng, W Huang… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The forest stock volume (FSV) is one of the key indicators in forestry resource assessments
on local, regional, and national scales. To date, scaling up in situ plot-scale measurements …

Mapping mangrove leaf area index (LAI) by combining remote sensing images with PROSAIL‐D and XGBoost methods

D Zhao, J Zhen, Y Zhang, J Miao… - Remote Sensing in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf area index (LAI) is a vital parameter reflecting vegetation structure, physio‐ecological
process and growth development. Accurate estimation of mangrove LAI is fundamental for …

A comparative analysis of SLR, MLR, ANN, XGBoost and CNN for crop height estimation of sunflower using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2

S Abdikan, A Sekertekin, OG Narin, A Delen… - Advances in Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable monitoring and determining the biophysical characteristics of crops is of global
importance due to the increase in demand for food. In this context, remote sensing data …

Wheat leaf traits monitoring based on machine learning algorithms and high-resolution satellite imagery

M Jamali, S Soufizadeh, B Yeganeh, Y Emam - Ecological Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
The leaf, which is a crucial indicator for evaluating crop status, plays an important role in
plants' functions. Determining and monitoring leaf parameters can facilitate the detection …

A review of hybrid approaches for quantitative assessment of crop traits using optical remote sensing: research trends and future directions

A Abdelbaki, T Udelhoven - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing technology allows to provide information about biochemical and
biophysical crop traits and monitor their spatiotemporal dynamics of agriculture ecosystems …