Highly sensitive image-derived indices of water-stressed plants using hyperspectral imaging in SWIR and histogram analysis.
Highly sensitive image-derived indices of water-stressed plants using hyperspectral imaging in SWIR and histogram analysis.
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DOI:
10.1038/srep15919
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发表时间:
2015-11-04
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4.6
通讯作者:
Berezin MY
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作者:
Kim DM;Zhang H;Zhou H;Du T;Wu Q;Mockler TC;Berezin MY
The optical signature of leaves is an important monitoring and predictive parameter for a variety of biotic and abiotic stresses, including drought. Such signatures derived from spectroscopic measurements provide vegetation indices – a quantitative method for assessing plant health. However, the commonly used metrics suffer from low sensitivity. Relatively small changes in water content in moderately stressed plants demand high-contrast imaging to distinguish affected plants. We present a new approach in deriving sensitive indices using hyperspectral imaging in a short-wave infrared range from 800 nm to 1600 nm. Our method, based on high spectral resolution (1.56 nm) instrumentation and image processing algorithms (quantitative histogram analysis), enables us to distinguish a moderate water stress equivalent of 20% relative water content (RWC). The identified image-derived indices 15XX nm/14XX nm (i.e. 1529 nm/1416 nm) were superior to common vegetation indices, such as WBI, MSI, and NDWI, with significantly better sensitivity, enabling early diagnostics of plant health.