Introduction
1.9. Research Questions
- Can tea plants be realistically identified automatically from satellite images like LANDSAT, LISS III and ASTER?
- What is the role of texture and tone in determining tea bush health?
- Can we understand the features observed on remote sensing images from field conditions in contexts with the tea planters/farmers?
- How is tea bush health affecting the production or yield of tea plantations?
- How can the results obtained be helpful in overcoming the problems of conventional tea practicing methods?
- Is there any relationship between tea LAI and NDVI using MODIS?
- Is there any relationship between NDVI and tea leaf yield at critical period?
Based on all the above mentioned factors, this study has been taken to assess the bush health of the tea plantations using the texture analysis and it’s affect on the yield.