“…Typical reflectance of vegetation in the visible-infrared region will increase as water deficit occurs (Knipling, 1970;Gausman and Allen, 1973;Gausman et al, 1982;Hunt and Rock, 1989;Carter, 1991 and1993;Ceccato et al, 2001;Zygielbaum et al, 2009;Lin et al, 2012). As leaves dehydrate or vegetation suffers water stress, leaf water potential becomes increasingly negative and the rate of photosynthesis is reduced (Nilsen and Orcutt, 1996;Montagu and Woo, 1999;Keenan et al, 2009;Lavoir et al, 2009) because water deficit can cause chlorophyll degradation and thus significantly decreases foliar chlorophyll concentration (Kirnak et al, 2001;Pirzad et al, 2011;Desotgiu et al, 2012;Ghorbanli et al, 2013).…”