Potential of temporal satellite data analysis for detection of weed infestation in rice crop

Weeds are unwanted vegetation that compete with main crops for essential resources like light, water, and nutrients, leading to significant reductions in food crop yield and economic losses. Addressing this issue is crucial, particularly during the Kharif cropping season when cloud cover interferes...

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Main Authors: Manju Tiwari, Prasun Kumar Gupta, Nitish Tiwari, Shrikant Chitale
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110982324000747
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description Weeds are unwanted vegetation that compete with main crops for essential resources like light, water, and nutrients, leading to significant reductions in food crop yield and economic losses. Addressing this issue is crucial, particularly during the Kharif cropping season when cloud cover interferes with remote sensing capabilities. This study is an attempt to investigate the potential of satellite-based temporal analysis in weed detection from agricultural fields. The research focused on rice cultivation at the Research cum Instructional farms of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The study explored the utility of satellite imagery for assessing crop health, demonstrating how weed infestation influences vegetative indices. The study utilized satellite images from PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 to examine the temporal variation in vegetation indices across two treatments: pure rice and rice with weeds. NDVI analysis revealed a significant decline in treatments affected by weeds (upto 41% less), suggesting that time-series satellite data can serve as an early indicator of weed infestation in standing rice crops. These findings were further verified by backscatter values from the Sentinel-1 dataset, which indicated a reduction in backscatter (upto 18% less) due to the suboptimal growth conditions in weed-infested treatments compared to weed-free rice. While the technology has shown efficacy at a preliminary stage, there is significant potential for its broader application and scalability in operational contexts.
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spelling doaj-art-8b896f48879546c6bfb655f1550a1dfb2024-12-01T05:06:41ZengElsevierEgyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences1110-98232024-12-01274734742Potential of temporal satellite data analysis for detection of weed infestation in rice cropManju Tiwari0Prasun Kumar Gupta1Nitish Tiwari2Shrikant Chitale3Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India; Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organization, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India; Corresponding author at: Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organization, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IndiaIndira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, IndiaIndira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, IndiaWeeds are unwanted vegetation that compete with main crops for essential resources like light, water, and nutrients, leading to significant reductions in food crop yield and economic losses. Addressing this issue is crucial, particularly during the Kharif cropping season when cloud cover interferes with remote sensing capabilities. This study is an attempt to investigate the potential of satellite-based temporal analysis in weed detection from agricultural fields. The research focused on rice cultivation at the Research cum Instructional farms of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The study explored the utility of satellite imagery for assessing crop health, demonstrating how weed infestation influences vegetative indices. The study utilized satellite images from PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 to examine the temporal variation in vegetation indices across two treatments: pure rice and rice with weeds. NDVI analysis revealed a significant decline in treatments affected by weeds (upto 41% less), suggesting that time-series satellite data can serve as an early indicator of weed infestation in standing rice crops. These findings were further verified by backscatter values from the Sentinel-1 dataset, which indicated a reduction in backscatter (upto 18% less) due to the suboptimal growth conditions in weed-infested treatments compared to weed-free rice. While the technology has shown efficacy at a preliminary stage, there is significant potential for its broader application and scalability in operational contexts.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110982324000747Time seriesExperimental farmsRice treatment with weedsWeed infestationNDVISAR
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Prasun Kumar Gupta
Nitish Tiwari
Shrikant Chitale
Potential of temporal satellite data analysis for detection of weed infestation in rice crop
Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
Time series
Experimental farms
Rice treatment with weeds
Weed infestation
NDVI
SAR
title Potential of temporal satellite data analysis for detection of weed infestation in rice crop
title_full Potential of temporal satellite data analysis for detection of weed infestation in rice crop
title_fullStr Potential of temporal satellite data analysis for detection of weed infestation in rice crop
title_full_unstemmed Potential of temporal satellite data analysis for detection of weed infestation in rice crop
title_short Potential of temporal satellite data analysis for detection of weed infestation in rice crop
title_sort potential of temporal satellite data analysis for detection of weed infestation in rice crop
topic Time series
Experimental farms
Rice treatment with weeds
Weed infestation
NDVI
SAR
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110982324000747
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