“…Further, it has widely been reported (Chang andCollins 1983, Banninger 1990, among many others) that vegetation under stress shows a decrease in reflectance of the near infrared bands (750-1300 nm), a reduced red absorption in the chlorophyll active band (680nm) and a consequent blue shift of the red edge. Thus, by relating reflectance changes to physiological parameters, such as plant composition, green biomass or canopy geometry, analysis of canopy reflectance can be used to derive indicators that are representative of crop conditions.…”