Impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in groundtruth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices

Vegetation indices from Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) observations on single dates in August 1988, a drought year, and August 1989, a year with wet early season conditions, were used to study the impact of agricultural management and cultural practices on soybean (Glycine max) and corn (Zea mays) c...

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Main Authors: Thenkabail, Prasad S., Ward, A.D., Lyon, J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 1994
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100907
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Ward, A.D.
Lyon, J.
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description Vegetation indices from Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) observations on single dates in August 1988, a drought year, and August 1989, a year with wet early season conditions, were used to study the impact of agricultural management and cultural practices on soybean (Glycine max) and corn (Zea mays) crop growth and yield. Management and cultural practices studied included date of planting, tillage, soil association, drainage, plant density, and stress factors. Crop ground-truth information consisted of leaf area index, wet biomass, dry biomass, and grain yield. During both years ground-truth data were collected from at least 50 commercial farms every one to three weeks. Multispectral TM vegetation indices were developed using the mid-infrared bands 5 and 7 as well as the commonly used near-infrared and red bands. Two mid-infrared vegetation indices proved to be particularly useful in identifying management practice impacts on both crops. For crops, yield and crop growth measurements gave similar trends versus TM vegetation indices. Planting date, plant density, an index of crop stress, and tillage significantly impacted on soybean and corn crop attributes.
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spelling CGSpace1009072025-12-08T09:54:28Z Impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in groundtruth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices Thenkabail, Prasad S. Ward, A.D. Lyon, J. drought yields growth tillage soybeans Vegetation indices from Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) observations on single dates in August 1988, a drought year, and August 1989, a year with wet early season conditions, were used to study the impact of agricultural management and cultural practices on soybean (Glycine max) and corn (Zea mays) crop growth and yield. Management and cultural practices studied included date of planting, tillage, soil association, drainage, plant density, and stress factors. Crop ground-truth information consisted of leaf area index, wet biomass, dry biomass, and grain yield. During both years ground-truth data were collected from at least 50 commercial farms every one to three weeks. Multispectral TM vegetation indices were developed using the mid-infrared bands 5 and 7 as well as the commonly used near-infrared and red bands. Two mid-infrared vegetation indices proved to be particularly useful in identifying management practice impacts on both crops. For crops, yield and crop growth measurements gave similar trends versus TM vegetation indices. Planting date, plant density, an index of crop stress, and tillage significantly impacted on soybean and corn crop attributes. 1994 2019-04-24T12:29:34Z 2019-04-24T12:29:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100907 en Limited Access American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Thenkabail, P., Ward, A.D. & Lyon, J. (1994). Impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in ground-truth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices. Transactions of the ASEA, 37(3), 989-995.
spellingShingle drought
yields
growth
tillage
soybeans
Thenkabail, Prasad S.
Ward, A.D.
Lyon, J.
Impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in groundtruth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices
title Impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in groundtruth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices
title_full Impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in groundtruth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices
title_fullStr Impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in groundtruth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in groundtruth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices
title_short Impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in groundtruth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices
title_sort impacts of agricultural management practices on soybean and corn crops evident in groundtruth data and thematic mapper vegetation indices
topic drought
yields
growth
tillage
soybeans
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100907
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