Abstract
The objective of our research was to test hyperspectral imaging as a method for early detection and discrimination of biotic and abiotic stress in maize. We investigated the individual and combined effects of wireworm feeding and drought stress on leaf spectral responses and on various morphological and physiological traits of maize plants, selecting two hybrids with different tolerance to drought. Physiological parameters were determined at three time points (14, 21 and 28 days after adding wireworms and changing watering regime), along with hyperspectral imaging. Most of the differences in physiological characteristics between treatments were detected on day 21, when drought was the main cause of the negative physiological outcome, while the presence of wireworms only caused lower relative chlorophyll content, resulting in lower combined stress damage in some treatments. The morphological data showed greater wireworm damage to hybrid ZP341 and a greater negative effect of combined stress on hybrid FuturiXX. Hyperspectral imaging detected pest infestation and drought stress before they were detected by classical methods, with the highest overall accuracy on day 14 (84.7%) and the lowest on day 28 (67%). It can therefore be used as a method for early detection of wireworm infestation and/or drought in maize.
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