Determination of the Relationship Between the Spectral Reflections of the Sugar Beet and the Heavy Metal Contents in the Soils

When plant production is carried out in soil contaminated with heavy metals, this is included in the food chain and adversely affects all living systems, especially human and animal health. for this reason, the contamination of heavy metals which can be added to the soil environment naturally and/or artificially is one of the obligatory subjects to be controlled and followed especially in agricultural areas. today, spectral techniques which are practical, fast and environmentally friendly methods are used intensively to identify heavy metal pollution or high pollution potential areas in different studies. in this study, it was aimed to determine of ni and cr accumulation from geogenesis origin to spectral signatures of sugar beet leaves by using landsat – 7 etm+ multispectral image in turkey - konya region. the mean values of the spectral reflections of sugar beet belonging to normal parcels and contaminating parcels were statistically compared with the anova test (p< 0.05). the study results showed the change in ~ 560 – 630 – 780 nm wavelengths with graphical comparison of the mean reflectance, but, we determined that this change was not due to the heavy metal content of the soil and there was no statistically significant difference in the leaf spectral reflectances compared to the non-contaminated zones. thus, it is necessary to examine the content of other nutrient elements affecting the mean reflection, and, depending on the risk of continuation of heavy metal accumulation, it is recommended to analyze the soil of the region periodically.