Estimation and validation of above-ground biomass of cotton during main growth period using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2019.05.09
Key Words: cotton  UAV remote sensing  above-ground biomass  vegetation index
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DENG Jiang Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China 
GU Hai-bin Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China 
WANG Ze Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China 
SHENG Jian-dong Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China 
MA Yu-cheng Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China 
XIN Hui-nan Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China 
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Abstract:
      Using near-infrared image data collected by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) during the main growth period of cotton, four different vegetation indices were extracted to construct optimal estimation model with above-ground biomass (AGB). The results showed that, with growth of cotton, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index (WDRVI), Ratio Vegetation Index (RVI), and Difference Vegetation Index (DVI) all increased firstly and then stayed constant. However, AGB of cotton varied significantly among all growth periods. AGB at seedling period was best fitted by binary linear model between NDVI and DVI (R2=0.84, RMSE=0.13 kg·m-2), while AGB at bud period was best fitted by binary linear model between WDRVI and DVI (R2=0.87, RMSE=0.52 kg·m-2). At blooming period, AGB was best predicted by nonlinear model of RVI (R2=0.79, RMSE=0.95 kg·m-2). At boll period, AGB was best estimated by binary linear model between WDRVI and RVI (R2=0.86, RMSE=0.96 kg·m-2).