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Researcher
Wouter Maes
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Results
2025
Optimization of the canopy three-dimensional reconstruction method for intercropped soybeans and early yield prediction
Xiuni Li
Menggen Chen
Shuyuan He
Xiangyao Xu
Panxia Shao
Yahan Su
Lingxiao He
Jia Qiao
Mei Xu
Yao Zhao
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
AGRICULTURE-BASEL
2025
Practical guidelines for performing UAV mapping flights with snapshot sensors
Wouter Maes
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2025
UAV-based multiple sensors for enhanced data fusion and nitrogen monitoring in winter wheat across growth seasons
Jingjing Wang
Wentao Wang
Suyi Liu
Xin Hui
Haohui Zhang
Haijun Yan
Wouter Maes
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2025
2024
A robust model for diagnosing water stress of winter wheat by combining UAV multispectral and thermal remote sensing
Jingjing Wang
Yu Lou
Wentao Wang
Suyi Liu
Haohui Zhang
Xin Hui
Yunling Wang
Haijun Yan
Wouter Maes
A1
Journal Article
in
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
2024
A systematic review of the application of remote sensing technologies in mapping forest insect pests and diseases at a tree-level
Mthembeni Mngadi
Ilaria Germishuizen
Onisimo Mutanga
Rowan Naicker
Wouter Maes
Omosalewa Odebiri
Michelle Schroder
A2
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS-SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT
2024
A unified framework for plant identification from UAV images
Mai Viet Hoang Do
Doan-Duc Phan
Cong Tuan Minh Le
Van-Nam Hoang
Hong-Quan Nguyen
Thanh-Hai Tran
Hai Vu
Xuan-Dinh Vu
Van-Sam Hoang
Michiel Vlaminck
et al.
C1
Conference
2024
An applied framework to unlocking multi-angular UAV reflectance data : a case study for classification of plant parameters in maize (Zea mays)
René Heim
Nathan Okole
Kathy Steppe
Marie-Christine Van Labeke
Ina Geedicke
Wouter Maes
A1
Journal Article
in
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
2024
Multispectral UAV image classification of jimson weed (Datura stramonium L.) in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Marlies Lauwers
Benny De Cauwer
David Nuyttens
Wouter Maes
Jan Pieters
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2024
Spectral sensing for assessing nutrient heterogeneity in vineyards
Louis Daniels
Kris Audenaert
Wouter Maes
Yves Dejaegher
Dissertation
2024
Ultra-high-resolution UAV-imaging and supervised deep learning for accurate detection of Alternaria solani in potato fields
Jana Wieme
Sam Leroux
Simon R. Cool
Jonathan Van Beek
Jan Pieters
Wouter Maes
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
2024
Vertical botany : airborne remote sensing as an emerging tool for mistletoe research
Azim Missarov
Yevhen Sosnovsky
Karol Rydlo
Olga Brovkina
Wouter Maes
Kamil Král
Martin Krůček
Yuliya Krasylenko
A1
Journal Article
in
BOTANY
2024
2023
A multisensor UAV payload and processing pipeline for generating multispectral point clouds
Michiel Vlaminck
Laurens Diels
Wilfried Philips
Wouter Maes
Rene Heim
Bart De Wit
Hiep Luong
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2023
Identifying the optimal radiometric calibration method for UAV-based multispectral imaging
Louis Daniels
Eline Eeckhout
Jana Wieme
Yves Dejaegher
Kris Audenaert
Wouter Maes
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2023
2022
Compact VNIR snapshot multispectral airborne system and integration with drone system
Yuqian Li
Bart Masschelein
Roeland Vandebriel
Geert Vanmeerbeeck
Hiep Luong
Wouter Maes
Jonathan Van Beek
Klaas Pauly
Murali Jayapala
Wouter Charle
et al.
P1
Conference
2022
Supervised detection of Alternaria solani on ultra-high-resolution modified RGB UAV images
Jana Wieme
Sam Leroux
Simon Cool
Jana Pieters
Wouter Maes
P1
Conference
2022
Ultra-high-resolution UAV-based detection of Alternaria solani infections in potato fields
Ruben Van De Vijver
Koen Mertens
Kurt Heungens
David Nuyttens
Jana Wieme
Wouter Maes
Jonathan Van Beek
Ben Somers
Wouter Saeys
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2022
2021
Applying RGB- and thermal-based vegetation indices from UAVs for high-throughput field phenotyping of drought tolerance in forage grasses
Tom De Swaef
Wouter Maes
Jonas Aper
Joost Baert
Mathias Cougnon
Dirk Reheul
Kathy Steppe
Isabel Roldán-Ruiz
Peter Lootens
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2021
Satellite solar-induced fluorescence to estimate global transpiration and vegetation response to drought
Brianna Pagán
Wouter Maes
Niko Verhoest
Dissertation
2021
2020
Potential evaporation at eddy-covariance sites across the globe
Wouter Maes
Pierre Gentine
Niko Verhoest
Diego Miralles
A1
Journal Article
in
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
2020
Sun-induced fluorescence closely linked to ecosystem transpiration as evidenced by satellite data and radiative transfer models
Wouter Maes
Brianna Pagán
Brecht Martens
Pierre Gentine
Luis Guanter
Kathy Steppe
Niko Verhoest
Wouter Dorigo
Xing Li
Jingfeng Xiao
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
2020
2019
Exploring the potential of satellite solar-induced fluorescence to constrain global transpiration estimates
Brianna Pagán
Wouter Maes
Pierre Gentine
Brecht Martens
Diego Miralles
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2019
Perspectives for remote sensing with unmanned aerial vehicles in precision agriculture
Wouter Maes
Kathy Steppe
A1
Journal Article
in
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
2019
Reviews and syntheses : turning the challenges of partitioning ecosystem evaporation and transpiration into opportunities
Paul C Stoy
Tarek S El-Madany
Joshua B Fisher
Pierre Gentine
Tobias Gerken
Stephen P Good
Anne Klosterhalfen
Shuguang Liu
Diego Miralles
Oscar Perez-Priego
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOGEOSCIENCES
2019
2018
Can UAV-based infrared thermography be used to study plant-parasite interactions between mistletoe and eucalypt trees?
Wouter Maes
Alfredo R Huete
Michele Avino
Matthias M Boer
Remy Dehaan
Elise Pendall
Anne Griebel
Kathy Steppe
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2018
Potential of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to estimate transpiration in a temperate forest
Xiaoliang Lu
Zhunqiao Liu
Shuqing An
Diego Miralles
Wouter Maes
Yaling Liu
Jianwu Tang
A1
Journal Article
in
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
2018
2017
Capacitive water release and internal leaf water relocation delay drought-induced cavitation in African Maesopsis eminii
Jackie Epila
Niels De Baerdemaeker
Lidewei Vergeynst
Wouter Maes
Hans Beeckman
Kathy Steppe
A1
Journal Article
in
TREE PHYSIOLOGY
2017
Optimizing the Processing of UAV-Based Thermal Imagery
Wouter Maes
Alfredo R Huete
Kathy Steppe
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2017
Plant measurements on African tropical Maesopsis eminii seedlings contradict pioneering water use behaviour
Jackie Epila
Wouter Maes
Hans Verbeeck
Janne Van Camp
John Bosco Lamoris Okullo
Kathy Steppe
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
2017
2016
A new wet reference target method for continuous infrared thermography of vegetations
Wouter Maes
Annelies Baert
Alfredo R Huete
Peter EH Minchin
William P Snelgar
Kathy Steppe
A1
Journal Article
in
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
2016
Productivity, stand dynamics and the selection effect in a mixed willow clone short rotation coppice plantation
Mathias Dillen
Margot Vanhellemont
Pieter Verdonckt
Wouter Maes
Kathy Steppe
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
2016
Soil moisture controls on phenology and productivity in a semi-arid critical zone
James Cleverly
Dereck Eamus
Natalia Restrepo Coupe
Chao Chen
Wouter Maes
Longhui Li
Ralph Faux
Nadia S Santini
Rizwana Rumman
Qiang Yu
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
2016
UAV-based remote sensing for evaluation of drought tolerance in forage grasses
Peter Lootens
Wouter Maes
Tom De Swaef
J Aper
KC Mertens
Kathy Steppe
J Baert
Isabel Roldán-Ruiz
C1
Conference
2016
2014
Early detection of Psa infection in kiwifruit by means of infrared thermography at leaf and orchard scale
Wouter Maes
Peter E Minchin
William P Snelgar
Kathy Steppe
A1
Journal Article
in
FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY
2014
Functional leaf trait diversity of 10 tree species in Congolese secondary tropical forest
Hans Verbeeck
Efuetacha Betehndoh Nchufang
Wouter Maes
Wannes Hubau
Elizabeth Kearsley
Len Buggenhout
Koen Hufkens
Dries Huygens
Joris Van Acker
Hans Beeckman
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE
2014
2013
Global greenhouse gas implications of land conversion to biofuel crop cultivation in arid and semi-arid lands: lessons learned from Jatropha
Wouter MJ Achten
Antonio Trabucco
Wouter Maes
LV Verchot
Raf Aerts
Erik Mathijs
P Vantomme
VP Singh
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
2013
2012
Estimating evapotranspiration and drought stress with ground-based thermal remote sensing in agriculture : a review
Wouter Maes
Kathy Steppe
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
2012
Increasing the sustainability of household cooking in developing countries: policy implications
Wouter Maes
Bruno Verbist
A1
Journal Article
in
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
2012
2011
A quantitative indicator framework for stand level evaluation and monitoring of environmentally sustainable forest management
Wouter Maes
Maximilien Fontaine
Kris Rongé
Martin Hermy
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
2011
Does energy dissipation increase with ecosystem succession?: testing the ecosystem exergy theory combining theoretical simulations and thermal remote sensing observations
Wouter Maes
Tom Pashuysen
Antonio Trabucco
Frank Veroustraete
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
2011
Monitoring stomatal conductance of Jatropha curcas seedlings under different levels of water shortage with infrared thermography
Wouter Maes
WMJ Achten
B Reubens
B Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
2011
More than biofuel?: Jatropha curcas root system symmetry and potential for soil erosion control
Bert Reubens
Wouter MJ Achten
Wouter Maes
F Danjon
Raf Aerts
Jean Poesen
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
2011
2010
Biomass production and allocation in Jatropha curcas L. seedlings under different levels of drought stress
Wouter MJ Achten
Wouter Maes
Bert Reubens
Erik Mathijs
VP Singh
L Verchot
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
2010
Jatropha integrated agroforestry systems : biodiesel pathways towards sustainable rural development
Wouter MJ Achten
Festus K Akinnifesi
Wouter Maes
Antonio Trabucco
Raf Aerts
Erik Mathijs
Bert Reubens
Virendra P Singh
Louis Verchot
Bart Muys
Bookchapter
in
Jatropha curcas as a premier biofuel : cost, growing and management
2010
Jatropha: from global hype to local opportunity
Wouter MJ Achten
Wouter Maes
Raf Aerts
L Verchot
Antonio Trabucco
Erik Mathijs
VP Singh
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
2010
Towards domestication of Jatropha curcas
Wouter MJ Achten
Lene R Nielsen
Raf Aerts
Ard G Lengkeek
Erik D Kjaer
Antonio Trabucco
Jon K Hansen
Wouter Maes
Lars Graudal
Festus K Akinnifesi
et al.
A2
Journal Article
in
BIOFUELS
2010
2009
Assessment of land use impact on water-related ecosystem services capturing the integrated terrestrial-aquatic system
Wouter Maes
Griet Heuvelmans
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2009
Climatic growing conditions of Jatropha curcas L.
Wouter Maes
Antonio Trabucco
Wouter MJ Achten
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
2009
Plant-water relationships and growth strategies of Jatropha curcas L. seedlings under different levels of drought stress
Wouter Maes
Wouter MJ Achten
Bert Reubens
Dirk Raes
Roeland Samson
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
2009
Use of inadequate data and methodological errors lead to an overestimation of the water footprint of Jatropha curcas
Wouter Maes
Wouter MJ Achten
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2009
2008
In situ persistence of African wild olive and forest restoration in degraded semiarid savanna
Raf Aerts
Eva November
Wouter Maes
Ives Van der Borght
Aklilu Negussie
Ermias Aynekulu
Martin Hermy
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
2008
2007
Restoration of dry afromontane forest using pioneer shrubs as nurse-plants for Olea europaea ssp cuspidata
Raf Aerts
Aklilu Negussie
Wouter Maes
Eva November
Martin Hermy
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
2007
2006
Restoring dry Afromontane forest using bird and nurse plant effects: direct sowing of Olea europaea ssp cuspidata seeds
Raf Aerts
Wouter Maes
Eva November
Aklilu Negussie
Martin Hermy
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2006
Surface runoff and seed trapping efficiency of shrubs in a regenerating semiarid woodland in northern Ethiopia
Raf Aerts
Wouter Maes
Eva November
Mintesinot Behailu
Jean Poesen
Jozef Deckers
Martin Hermy
Bart Muys
A1
Journal Article
in
CATENA
2006