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¹Department of Plant Nutrition University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture Zagreb Croatia.

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Aluminum (Al) toxicity in acidic soils hinders crop growth. This study shows remote sensing and chlorophyll fluorescence imaging can detect Al stress effects on corn, aiding in soil mapping and breeding for tolerance.

Keywords:

Al toxicity chlorophyll fluorescence corn spectral reflectance vegetation indices

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Area of Science:

Plant Physiology
Agronomy
Remote Sensing

Background:

Soil acidity (pH <5.5) causes aluminum (Al) toxicity, limiting agricultural productivity.
Al toxicity primarily affects plant roots but also causes observable shoot symptoms.
Developing methods to quantify Al toxicity effects is crucial for crop management and breeding.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate chlorophyll fluorescence imaging, multispectral imaging, and 3D multispectral scanning for quantifying Al toxicity in corn.
To identify sensitive phenotypic traits indicative of Al stress in corn seedlings.

Main Methods:

Corn seedlings were exposed to varying Al concentrations (0–400 μM) in nutrient solutions at pH 4.0 for 13 days.
Measurements included plant growth, spectral reflectance (visible and near-infrared), and chlorophyll fluorescence.
Data were collected at four time points (4, 6, 11, and 13 days) after Al treatment initiation.

Main Results:

Reduced plant growth and increased visible wavelength reflectance were early indicators of Al toxicity (by day 4).
Increased red wavelength reflectance led to decreased normalized difference vegetation index and Green Leaf Index.
Effective quantum yield of PSII and photochemical quenching coefficient were sensitive chlorophyll fluorescence traits affected by prolonged Al exposure (by day 11).

Conclusions:

Phenotypic traits measurable by remote sensing and chlorophyll fluorescence imaging are effective for quantifying Al toxicity effects on corn.
These technologies can be utilized for mapping Al-toxic soils and for high-throughput screening of Al-tolerant corn genotypes.