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Spectral wheat growth profile in Punjab using IRS WiFS data

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A functional form of crop spectral profile suggested by Badhwar was applied to district-wise wheat Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values relatively normalised by Pseudo-Invariant Feature (urban and built-up) NDVI values, derived from Wide Field Sensor (WiFS) onboard Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) for 17 dates during 1999–2000 rabi season. The goodness of overall profile fitting and the three basic parameters i.e., crop emergence date (To), and crop specific parameters (a and P) was found to be statistically significant. While a corresponds to profile progressive growth rate, β corresponds to profile decay rate. A comparison with earlier studies in Punjab using NOAA-AVHRR indicated improvement in relation between peak NDVI and wheat yield. The estimated time of spectral emergence and profile-derived peak NDVI follow the observed behaviour of shortened crop pre-anthesis period with delayed sowing.

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    Present address: Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehra Dun, India

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  1. Crop Inventory and Modelling Division, ARG, RESIPA Space Applications Centre (ISRO), 380 015, Ahmedabad, India

    D. R. Rajak, M. P. Oza, N. Bhagiaand & V. K. Dadhwal

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Rajak, D.R., Oza, M.P., Bhagiaand, N. et al. Spectral wheat growth profile in Punjab using IRS WiFS data. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 33, 345–352 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990055

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