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Assessing the Impact of Water Salinization Stress on Biomass Yield of Cardoon Bio-Energetic Crops through Remote Sensing Techniques

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  • Flavio Borfecchia

    (External ENEA Collaborator, ENEA, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Paola Crinò

    (Laboratory Bio-Products and Bio-Processes, Sustainability Department of Production and Territorial Systems-Division Biotechnologies and Agroindustry, ENEA-SSPT-BIOAG-PROBIO, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Angelo Correnti

    (Laboratory of Biomass and Biotechnologies for Energy and Industry, Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, ENEA-TERIN-BBC-BBE, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Anna Farneti

    (Laboratory of Biomass and Biotechnologies for Energy and Industry, Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, ENEA-TERIN-BBC-BBE, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Luigi De Cecco

    (External ENEA Collaborator, ENEA, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Domenica Masci

    (Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security Department, ENEA-FSN-FISS-CRGR, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Luciano Blasi

    (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources Department, ENEA-TERIN-SEN-RIA, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Domenico Iantosca

    (External ENEA Collaborator, ENEA, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Vito Pignatelli

    (Laboratory of Biomass and Biotechnologies for Energy and Industry, Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, ENEA-TERIN-BBC-BBE, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Carla Micheli

    (Laboratory of Biomass and Biotechnologies for Energy and Industry, Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, ENEA-TERIN-BBC-BBE, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

Various species of cultivated thistle, such as Cynara cardunculus L. (cardoon), exhibit interesting features for industrial biomass production as bioenergy crops, given also their advantageous adaptation capacities to typical Mediterranean climate trends, with noticeable resilience to drought and salinization stresses. The in situ hyperspectral reflectance responses of three genotypes of cardoon plants, irrigated with water at different salinity levels, have been tested for assessing the effects on their biophysical parameters, aiming at improving the biomass yield for bioenergy production, minimizing at same time the environmental impacts and the exploitation of soils and waters resources. The leaf and canopy reflectance hyperspectral signatures, acquired at three different growth stages with biometric measurements, were statistically analyzed (ANOVA, Tukey’s test, graphs), as noise-resilient spectral indices, sensible to different plant features of interest. Their broadband versions, based on the Landsat 8 OLI and Sentinel 2 MSI satellite sensors, were also evaluated in perspective of operative and extensive remote crop monitoring from space. The results highlighted significant differences in some spectral index responses, related to different cardoon genotypes and water salt concentration. The biometric data supported by red-edge indices modelling evidenced the impact of the highest salt water concentration (200 mM/L) on the plant growth and yield.

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  • Flavio Borfecchia & Paola Crinò & Angelo Correnti & Anna Farneti & Luigi De Cecco & Domenica Masci & Luciano Blasi & Domenico Iantosca & Vito Pignatelli & Carla Micheli, 2020. "Assessing the Impact of Water Salinization Stress on Biomass Yield of Cardoon Bio-Energetic Crops through Remote Sensing Techniques," Resources, MDPI, vol. 9(10), pages 1-27, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jresou:v:9:y:2020:i:10:p:124-:d:431861
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