RESEARCH ARTICLE
Assessment of Rice Panicle Blast Disease Using Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery
Takashi Kobayashi1, *, Masashi Sasahara2, Eiji Kanda3, Kiyoshi Ishiguro4, Shu Hase1, Yoichi Torigoe5
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 28
Last Page: 34
Publisher ID: TOASJ-10-28
DOI: 10.2174/1874331501610010028
Article History:
Received Date: 25/12/2015Revision Received Date: 25/5/2016
Acceptance Date: 26/5/2016
Electronic publication date: 23/06/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
Rice blast disease occurs in rice production areas all over the world and is the most important disease in Japan. Remote sensing techniques may provide a mean for detecting disease intensity for large area without being subjected to raters. This study evaluated the use of airborne hyperspectral imagery to measure the severity of panicle blast in field crops. Hyperspectral remote sensing imagery was acquired at the dough stage of rice grain development in northern Japan. The most consistent relationship, with high R2 and low P, was the simple band ratio R498 to 515/R700 to 717 (i.e., the reflectance at 498 to 515-nm divided by the reflectance at 700- to 717-nm). The band ratio of R498 to 515/R700 to 717 increased significantly (P < 0.001) with increasing visual estimates of disease incidence, defined as the percentage of diseased spikelets (R2 = 0.83). Assessment of disease distribution and severity could provide useful information for making decisions regarding the necessity of fungicide application and estimate potential yield loss due to the disease.