Assessment of NDVI Dynamics of Maize (Zea mays L.) and Its Relation to Grain Yield in a Polyfactorial Experiment Based on Remote Sensing
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Published:2023-03-15
Issue:3
Volume:13
Page:689
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ISSN:2077-0472
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Container-title:Agriculture
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Agriculture
Author:
Tamás András1ORCID, Kovács Elza1ORCID, Horváth Éva1, Juhász Csaba1ORCID, Radócz László1ORCID, Rátonyi Tamás1, Ragán Péter1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Institute of Land Use, Engineering and Precision Farming Technology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Abstract
Remote sensing is an efficient tool to detect vegetation heterogeneity and dynamics of crop development in real-time. In this study, the performance of three maize hybrids (Fornad FAO-420, Merida FAO-380, and Corasano FAO-490-510) was monitored as a function of nitrogen dose (0, 80 and 160 kg N ha−1), soil tillage technologies (winter ploughing, strip-tillage, and ripping), and irrigation (rainfed and 3 × 25 mm) in a warm temperature dry region of East-Central Europe. Dynamics of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) were followed in the vegetation period of 2021, a year of drought, by using sensors mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle. N-fertilization resulted in significantly higher NDVI throughout the entire vegetation period (p < 0.001) in each experimental combination. A significant positive effect of irrigation was observed on the NDVI during the drought period (77–141 days after sowing). For both the tillage technologies and hybrids, NDVI was found to be significantly different between treatments, but showing different dynamics. Grain yield was in strong positive correlation with the NDVI between the late vegetative and the early generative stages (r = 0.80–0.84). The findings suggest that the NDVI dynamics is an adequate indicator for evaluating the impact of different treatments on plant development and yield prediction.
Subject
Plant Science,Agronomy and Crop Science,Food Science
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