Review Article
Remote Sensing: An Advanced Technique for Crop Condition Assessment
Table 2
Main spectral vegetation indices used in agriculture.
| Index | Equation | Usefulness |
| NG | G/ (NIR+R+G) | Carotenoids, anthocyanins, xanthophylls | NR | R/ (NIR+R+G) | Chlorophyll | DVI | NIR-R | Soil reflectance | GDVI | NIR-G | Chlorophyll, N status | NDVI | (NIR-R)/ (NIR+R) | Vegetation cover | GNDVI | (NIR-G)/ (NIR+G) | Chlorophyll and photosynthesis, N status |
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Abbreviation: A=adapted, D=difference, G=green, N=normalized, NIR=near-infrared, R=red, RVI=Ratio Vegetation Index, VI= Vegetation Index.
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