Remote sensing monitoring on maize flood stress and yield evaluation at different stages

In order to set up remote sensing monitoring and evaluation technology of maize flood stress and loss, a simulation experiment with different flood stress degrees was developed at different stages. Chlorophyll content, canopy spectral reflectance and coverage were monitored in vivo, and yield level was tested finally. The results showed that chlorophyll content decreased under flood stress at jointing and filling stages. The decreasing extend was significant at jointing stage and the value of maximal relative change reached -56.30%. There was little influence on chlorophyll at silking stage. Flood stress could reduce the coverage, especially at jointing stage, the most serious treatment was only 46.33%, followed by silking stage and filling stage. Flood stress reduced production at last, and the reduction was more serious in the early stage than in the later stage. There was a negative correlation between reflectance and flood stress degree at jointing stage and silking stage. It was extremely significantly d