Thermal sensing of crop: An insight on water stress

Authors

  • SHWETA POKHARIYAL Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand; Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  • N. R. PATEL Indian Institute of Remote Sensing ISRO, Govt. of India, 4, Kalidas Road Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand, India
  • R. P. SINGH Indian Institute of Remote Sensing ISRO, Govt. of India, 4, Kalidas Road Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i2.2962

Keywords:

Thermal remote sensing, Sugarcane crop, Water stress, Canopy temperature, Infrared thermography

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Published

01-06-2025

How to Cite

POKHARIYAL, S., PATEL, N. R., & SINGH, R. P. (2025). Thermal sensing of crop: An insight on water stress. Journal of Agrometeorology, 27(2), 239–241. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i2.2962