Applicability of digital color imaging for monitoring nitrogen uptake and fertilizer requirements in crops

Arkadi Zilberman; Jiftah Ben Asher; Shlomo Sarig; Mordecai Dudai; Eli Shlevin; Natan S. Kopeika

doi:10.1117/12.2325765

10 October 2018 Applicability of digital color imaging for monitoring nitrogen uptake and fertilizer requirements in crops

Arkadi Zilberman, Jiftah Ben Asher, Shlomo Sarig, Mordecai Dudai, Eli Shlevin, Natan S. Kopeika

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Proceedings Volume 10783, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XX; 107831Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2325765
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2018, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

The advancements in remote sensing in combination with sensor technology, both passive and active, enable growers to analyze an entire crop field, its local features and crop conditions. Nutrient deficiency, and in particular nitrogen deficiency, may cause substantial crop losses. This deficiency needs to be identified immediately. A faster the detection and correction, a lesser the damage to the crop yield. In the present work, an applicability of digital color imaging to monitor nitrogen uptake in crops is demonstrated. The measurements were performed in a carrot and wheat fields as well as in a greenhouse. The images of canopy were taken during the entire growing season by use a hand held digital color (RGB) camera together with plants collection for lab analysis. The nitrogen weight in plant leaves, kg/ha, was obtained by image processing and compared with the standard laboratory analysis. Applicability of digital color imaging to monitor N uptake in crops instead of laboratory test is successfully demonstrated. The availability of RGB image-based data for N uptake is faster, timely and less expensive than that of laboratory test and can be obtained by low-cost ground-based imaging devices, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and satellites.

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Arkadi Zilberman, Jiftah Ben Asher, Shlomo Sarig, Mordecai Dudai, Eli Shlevin, and Natan S. Kopeika "Applicability of digital color imaging for monitoring nitrogen uptake and fertilizer requirements in crops", Proc. SPIE 10783, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XX, 107831Y (10 October 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2325765

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