1. Temporal NDRE Dynamics from UAS Imagery to Characterize Rice Drought Response

Characterizing drought resilience in rice remains challenging under increasing climate variability. Drought tolerance is a complex and dynamic trait that is difficult to quantify using traditional field phenotyping approaches, particularly when responses vary with time. High-throughput temporal phenotyping with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) enables monitoring of canopy reflectance dynamics associated with water stress across the growing season. This study evaluated whether temporal...