Monitoring physiological responses to water stress in two maize varieties by infrared thermography

Authors

  • Shamaila Zia PhD student, Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics (440e), Garbenstrasse 9, D-70593, Universit?t Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Phone: +49(0)71145923119; Fax: +4971145923298; Email: shamailazia@ gmail.com, shamaila.zia@uni-hohenheim.de.
  • Klaus Spohrer PhD, Institute of Agricultural Engineering (440d), Garbenstrasse 9, D-70593, Universit?t Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Phone: +49(0)71145922858; Fax: +49 (0)71145922712;
  • Du Wenyong PhD student, Centre for Chemicals Application Technology (CCAT), China Agricultural University, Beijing. Phone: +8615101129260;
  • Wolfram Spreer PhD, Institute of Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics (440e), Garbenstrasse 9, D-70593, Universit?t Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Phone.: +49(0)71145923119; Fax: +4971145923298;
  • Giuseppe Romano PhD, Institute of Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics (440e), Garbenstrasse 9, D-70593, Universit?t Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Phone: +49(0)71145923112; Fax: +4971145923298;
  • He Xiongkui PhD, Professor, Vice-dean of College of Science, Centre for Chemicals Application Technology (CCAT), China Agricultural University, Beijing. Phone: +861062731446; Fax: 86-10-62731446;
  • Joachim M PhD, Professor, Institute of Agricultural Engineering (440e), Head of Tropics and Subtropics Group, Garbenstrasse 9, D-70593, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Phone: +49(0)711 45922490; Fax: +49(0)71145923298;

Keywords:

plant water stress, leaf temperature, stomatal conductance, leaf water potential, CWSI, thermal imaging, maize

Abstract

Abstract: Water stress is one of the main causes of yield reductions in crops, especially in arid and semi-arid regions where the water supply is limited. ?Plant water status is frequently assessed by pre-dawn leaf water potential (

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Zia, S.; Spohrer, K.; Wenyong, D.; Spreer, W.; Romano, G.; Xiongkui, H.; M, J. Monitoring Physiological Responses to Water Stress in Two Maize Varieties by Infrared Thermography. Int J Agric & Biol Eng 2011, 4, 7-15.

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2011): IJABE

Section

Natural Resources and Environmental Systems

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