Estimation of water stress variability for a rice agriculture system from space-borne hyperion imagery

Leaf relative water content (LRWC) for paddy crop is a key component in evaluating crop growth. Present study aims to assess the variability of water stress in a rice agriculture system for summer/rabi and winter/kharif rice during pre-monsoon and monsoon period respectively. Amongst the examined indices, water band index (WBI), normalized water index-3 (NWI-3), normalized water index-4 (NWI-4) are considered to indicate water stress in paddy...