Optimal time for remote sensing to relate to crop grain yield on the Canadian prairies

The optimal time to acquire remote sensing imagery to relate to grain yield has not been thoroughly investigated for the Canadian prairies. Remotely sensed data collected when there is the best relationship with yield should provide useful information on the in-field spatial variability of biophysical factors affecting crop productivity relevant to site-specific management. The correlations of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) with grain yield for three dates in 2000 at Indian Head and Swift Current, SK, for field pea, canola, and spring wheat were compared. No single date consistently had the highest NDVI-yield correlation for all crops. The period between Jul. 10 to 30 was optimal to obtain NDVI to relate to grain yield for springseeded crops that typically mature in August. Significant NDVI-yield correlations for this period were confirmed in three additional site-years. In a further site-year, however, NDVI-yield correlation was significant for wheat and pea, but not for canola. Occasional...

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