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Retrieval of Winter Wheat Canopy Carotenoid Content with Ground- and Airborne-Based Hyperspectral Data

Ting Cui, Xianfeng Zhou*, Yufeng Huang, Yanting Guo, Yunrui Lin, Leyi Song, Jingcheng Zhang

College of Artificial Intelligence, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

* Corresponding Author: Xianfeng Zhou. Email: email

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2023, 92(9), 2633-2648. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.029259

Abstract

Accurate assessment of canopy carotenoid content (CCx+cC) in crops is central to monitor physiological conditions in plants and vegetation stress, and consequently supporting agronomic decisions. However, due to the overlap of absorption peaks of carotenoid (Cx+c) and chlorophyll (Ca), accurate estimation of carotenoid using reflectance where carotenoid absorb is challenging. The objective of present study was to assess CCx+cC in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) with ground- and aircraft-based hyperspectral measurements in the visible and near-infrared spectrum. In-situ hyperspectral reflectance were measured and airborne hyperspectral data were acquired during major growth stages of winter wheat in five consecutive field experiments. At the canopy level, a remarkable linear relationship (R2 = 0.95, p < 0.001) existed between Cx+c and Ca, and correlation between CCx+cC and wavelengths within 400 to 1000 nm range indicated that CCx+cC could be estimated using reflectance ranging from visible to near-infrared wavebands. Results of Cx+c assessment based on chlorophyll and carotenoid indices showed that red edge chlorophyll index (CI red edge) performed with the highest accuracy (R2 = 0.77, RMSE = 22.27 μg/cm2 , MAE = 4.97 μg/cm2 ). Applying partial least square regression (PLSR) in CCx+cC retrieval emphasized the significance of reflectance within 700 to 750 nm range in CCx+cC assessment. Based on CI red edge index, use of airborne hyperspectral imagery achieved satisfactory results in mapping the spatial distribution of CCx+cC. This study demonstrates that it is feasible to accurately assess CCx+cC in winter wheat with red edge chlorophyll index provided that Cx+c correlated well with Ca+b at the canopy scale. it is therefore a promising method for CCx+cC retrieval at regional scale from aerial hyperspectral imagery.

Keywords

Hyperspectra; carotenoid; spectral index; partial least squares regression; winter wheat

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APA Style
Cui, T., Zhou, X., Huang, Y., Guo, Y., Lin, Y. et al. (2023). Retrieval of Winter Wheat Canopy Carotenoid Content with Ground- and Airborne-Based Hyperspectral Data. Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 92(9), 2633–2648. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.029259
Vancouver Style
Cui T, Zhou X, Huang Y, Guo Y, Lin Y, Song L, et al. Retrieval of Winter Wheat Canopy Carotenoid Content with Ground- and Airborne-Based Hyperspectral Data. Phyton-Int J Exp Bot. 2023;92(9):2633–2648. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.029259
IEEE Style
T. Cui et al., “Retrieval of Winter Wheat Canopy Carotenoid Content with Ground- and Airborne-Based Hyperspectral Data,” Phyton-Int. J. Exp. Bot., vol. 92, no. 9, pp. 2633–2648, 2023. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.029259



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