FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.26, sa.10, ss.6043-6048, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
The aim of this study was to estimate some biochemical and biophysical properties of plants such as chlorophyll content, water content and plant height at the seedling stage, using spectral reflectance values in the narbon bean (Vicia narbonensis L). The study was carried out in greenhouse conditions and in plastic pots. Seven nitrogen treatments (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 kg.da(-1)) were applied and the experiment was designed in randomized plots with 3 replications. The reflectance measurements were taken using a portable spectroradiometer measuring the wavelength range of 325-1075 nm of the electromagnetic spectrum. A portable chlorophyll meter was also used to determine chlorophyll content. According to results of the study, good relationships were recorded between plant traits and spectral reflectance value. In particular, there was a linear relationship (r=0.68) between chlorophyll content and red region reflectance of spectrum. The results have shown that spectral reflectance data could be used to estimate especially the chlorophyll content at the seedling stage of the narbon bean.