Forest and crop leaf area index estimation using remote sensing: Research trends and future directions

J Xu, LJ Quackenbush, TA Volk, J Im - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Leaf area index (LAI) is an important vegetation leaf structure parameter in forest and
agricultural ecosystems. Remote sensing techniques can provide an effective alternative to …

Comparison of four EVI-based models for estimating gross primary production of maize and soybean croplands and tallgrass prairie under severe drought

J Dong, X Xiao, P Wagle, G Zhang, Y Zhou… - Remote Sensing of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Accurate estimation of gross primary production (GPP) is critical for understanding
ecosystem response to climate variability and change. Satellite-based diagnostic models …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating multi-angle and multi-scale remote sensing for precision nitrogen management in agriculture: A review

Y Zhou, Y Ma, ST Ata-Ul-Karim, S Wang… - … and Electronics in …, 2025 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) is an essential element for crop growth, productivity, and quality, making it a
fundamental component of crop nutrition. In precision agriculture, rapid and non-destructive …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of algorithms for monitoring wheat powdery mildew using multi-angular remote sensing data

L Song, L Wang, Z Yang, L He, Z Feng, J Duan… - The Crop Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Powdery mildew is a disease that threatens wheat production and causes severe economic
losses worldwide. Its timely diagnosis is imperative for preventing and controlling its spread …

Use of remote sensing to predict the optimal harvest date of corn

J Xu, J Meng, LJ Quackenbush - Field crops research, 2019 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of optimal harvest date (OHD) is important to maximize the yield of corn
as it approaches maturity. Yield loss occurs if harvest occurs in advance of, or is delayed …

Leaf area index estimation using vegetation indices derived from airborne hyperspectral images in winter wheat

Q Xie, W Huang, D Liang, P Chen, C Wu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuous monitoring leaf area index (LAI) of field crops in a growing season has a great
challenge. The development of remote sensing technology provides a good tool for timely …

Estimation of LAI in winter wheat from multi-angular hyperspectral VNIR data: Effects of view angles and plant architecture

H Chen, W Huang, W Li, Z Niu, L Zhang, S Xing - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
View angle effects present in crop canopy spectra are critical for the retrieval of the crop
canopy leaf area index (LAI). In the past, the angular effects on spectral vegetation indices …

Using multi-angle hyperspectral data to monitor canopy leaf nitrogen content of wheat

X Song, D Xu, L He, W Feng, Y Wang, Z Wang… - Precision …, 2016 - Springer
Nitrogen (N) content is an important factor that can affect wheat production. The non-
destructive testing of wheat canopy leaf N content through multi-angle hyperspectral remote …

Enhancing Leaf Area Index Estimation for Maize with Tower-Based Multi-Angular Spectral Observations

L Yan, X Liu, X Jing, L Geng, T Che, L Liu - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The leaf area index (LAI) played a crucial role in ecological, hydrological, and climate
models. The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) has been a widely used tool for …

Evaluation of crop health status with UAS multispectral imagery

O Vlachopoulos, B Leblon, J Wang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study presents the results of a field experiment conducted for assessing the crop health
status of several barley and oat crop fields in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The crop fields …