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

2017 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.G. Santesteban ◽  
S.F. Di Gennaro ◽  
A. Herrero-Langreo ◽  
C. Miranda ◽  
J.B. Royo ◽  
...  
2011 ◽  
Vol 98 (10) ◽  
pp. 1497-1504 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Jiménez-Bello ◽  
C. Ballester ◽  
J.R. Castel ◽  
D.S. Intrigliolo

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 5461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro José Blaya-Ros ◽  
Víctor Blanco ◽  
Rafael Domingo ◽  
Fulgencio Soto-Valles ◽  
Roque Torres-Sánchez

Infrared thermography has been introduced as an affordable tool for plant water status monitoring, especially in regions where water availability is the main limiting factor in agricultural production. This paper outlines the potential applications of low-cost thermal imaging devices to evaluate the water status of young and mature sweet cherry trees (Prunus avium L.) submitted to water stress. Two treatments per plot were assayed: (i) a control treatment irrigated to ensure non-limiting soil water conditions; and (ii) a water-stress treatment. The seasonal evolution of the temperature of the canopy (Tc) and the difference between Tc and air temperature (ΔT) were compared and three thermal indices were calculated: crop water stress index (CWSI), degrees above control treatment (DAC) and degrees above non-water-stressed baseline (DANS). Midday stem water potential (Ψstem) was used as the reference indicator of water stress and linear relationships of Tc, ΔT, CWSI, DAC and DANS with Ψstem were discussed in order to assess their sensitivity to quantify water stress. CWSI and DANS exhibited strong relationships with Ψstem and two regression lines to young and mature trees were found. The promising results obtained highlight that using low-cost infrared thermal devices can be used to determine the plant water status in sweet cherry trees.


2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saraswati Prabawardani

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1973 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 677-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Stansell ◽  
Betty Klepper ◽  
V. Douglas Browning ◽  
H. M. Taylor

1979 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Jones

SummaryThe potential offered for plant breeding programmes by visual scoring techniques for plant water status was investigated in rice and spring wheat. It was found that differing plant morphology could seriously bias visual estimates of leaf water potential, particularly in spring wheat. In spite of this problem, it was found that at least for rice, this type of approach may have potential in future breeding programmes where an estimate of leaf water status is required, such as those for drought tolerance, so long as a high intensity of selection is not necessary.


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