A hybrid method for water stress evaluation of rice with the radiative transfer model and multidimensional imaging

  • 0State Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China.

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Summary

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Accurately assessing rice water stress is challenging. This study introduces a hybrid method combining radiative transfer modeling and multidimensional imaging to precisely measure canopy traits, improving water stress evaluation.

Area Of Science

  • Agricultural Science
  • Remote Sensing
  • Plant Physiology

Background

  • Water stress significantly impacts rice growth and yield.
  • Accurate evaluation of water stress is difficult due to complex microclimates and fluctuating water conditions.
  • Single crop trait measurements are insufficient for comprehensive water stress assessment.

Purpose Of The Study

  • To develop a robust and accurate method for assessing water stress in rice.
  • To identify the response of canopy-specific traits to various water stress conditions.
  • To integrate radiative transfer modeling with multidimensional imaging for trait retrieval.

Main Methods

  • A hybrid approach integrating the PROSAIL radiative transfer model with multidimensional imaging data was developed.
  • A synthetic dataset from PROSAIL was used for pre-training a machine learning model.
  • Hyperspectral image reflectance and front-view image phenotypic indicators were combined for trait retrieval.

Main Results

  • The hybrid method demonstrated improved stability and accuracy in retrieving canopy chlorophyll content (CCC) and canopy equivalent water (CEW).
  • Retrieval accuracy for CCC showed R = 0.7920 and for CEW showed R = 0.8250.
  • The proposed method outperformed traditional data-driven and physical inversion modeling techniques.

Conclusions

  • A robust and accurate method for assessing rice water stress using a combination of radiative transfer modeling and multidimensional image-based data has been proposed.
  • This approach offers a more reliable way to evaluate the complex effects of water stress on rice.
  • The findings contribute to advancing precision agriculture techniques for crop management.