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ArticleScientific reports2026

Rice LAI estimation using UAV-based multi-parameter fusion at the booting stage.

Fulang Cen, Shengxi Chen, Lang Liu, Song Zhang, Lei Tu, Jianquan Qin, Chang Zheng, Zhenran Gao, Quanzhi Zhao

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Fulang CenCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, 515 South Jiaxiu Rd., Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China.
Shengxi ChenCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, 515 South Jiaxiu Rd., Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China.
Lang LiuCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, 515 South Jiaxiu Rd., Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China.
Song ZhangInstitute of Rice Industry Technology Research, College of Agronomy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Lei TuInstitute of Rice Industry Technology Research, College of Agronomy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Jianquan QinCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, 515 South Jiaxiu Rd., Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China.
Chang ZhengCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, 515 South Jiaxiu Rd., Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China.
Zhenran GaoCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, 515 South Jiaxiu Rd., Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China. zrgao@gzu.edu.cn.
Quanzhi ZhaoCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, 515 South Jiaxiu Rd., Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China. qzzhao@gzu.edu.cn.

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Central Guidance Fund for Local Technology Development of Guizhou Province [2025]017-1Central Guiding Loca National Natural Science Foundation of China 32560416High-Level Talent Introduction Project of Guizhou University [2022]55Key Laboratory of High Quality, High Efficiency, and Yield Enhancement in Grain and Oil Crops Qian-Ke-He-Platform ZSYS[2025] 037Science and Technology Support Program of Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Department Qiankehezhi (2024) yiban 074
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The leaf area index (LAI) is a key parameter for characterizing crop growth and water use efficiency. Therefore, efficient and accurate monitoring of LAI is essential for precision rice management. To overcome the limitations of traditional LAI measurement methods, which are time consuming, labor intensive, and difficult to scale, this study proposes an inversion framework that integrates multi-source UAV remote sensing features with machine learning models. The framework incorporates color indices (CIs) derived from RGB imagery, vegetation indices (VIs) derived from multispectral data, texture features (TIs), and texture feature indices (TFIs), and employs six machine learning algorithms to develop optimized LAI estimation models for the rice booting stage. The results indicate that at a flight altitude of 30 m, the CNN model integrating CIs and TIs achieved an accuracy of R

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LAIMachine learningMultispectralRGBRiceUAV

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