Discrimination of winter crops using temporal spectral profiles

The possibility of discriminating three winter crops namely wheat (Triticum aestivum linn, emend Thell), Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and mustard (Brasica compestris), on the basis of their temporal spectral profile, has been studied. The profile for each crop has a characteristic overall form showing different profile duration, amplitude, rise and fall time. The profile can be used to discriminate spectrally the three Indian winter crops which are grown in the same season.