ANALYSIS OF WATER STRESS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS USING THERMAL IMAGING

  • K. H. Ryu (School of Biological Resources and Materials Engineering College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, G. Y. (School of Biological Resources and Materials Engineering College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National Universit) ;
  • H. Y. Chae (School of Biological Resources and Materials Engineering College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2000.11.01

Abstract

Accurate quantification of plant physiological properties is often necessary for optimal control of an automated greenhouse production system. Conventional crop growth monitoring systems are usually burdensome, inaccurate, and harmful to crops. A thermal image analysis system was used to accomplish rapid and accurate measurements of physiological-property changes of water-stressed crops. Thermal images were obtained from several species of plants that were placed in a growth chamber. Analyzing the images provided the pattern of temperature changes in a leaf and the amount of differences in the temperature of stressed plants and non-stressed plants.

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