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In this study, crop growth was non-destructively monitored based on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing technology. Three irrigation levels (W1, W2 and W3) and four fertilization levels (F3, F2, F1 and F0) were set in this study, and drip irrigation fertilization treatments adopted a complete block design. A correlation analysis was conducted using UAV multispectral image data obtained from 2019 to 2021 and the field-measured leaf nitrogen content (LNC), leaf potassium content (LKC) and leaf phosphorus content (LPC) values; from the results, the vegetation indices (VIs) that were sensitive to LNC, LKC and LPC were determined. By combining spectral indices with partial least squares (PLS), random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM) and extreme learning machine (ELM) machine-learning algorithms, prediction models were established. Finally, the optimal combinations of spectral variables and machine learning models for predicting LNC, LPC and LKC in each grape growth period were determined. The results showed that: (1) there were high demands for nitrogen during the new shoot growth and flowering periods, potassium was the main nutrient absorbed in the fruit expansion period, and phosphorus was the main nutrient absorbed in the veraison and maturity periods; (2) combining multiple spectral variables with the RF, SVM and ELM models could result in improved LNC, LPC and LKC predictions. The optimal prediction model determination coefficient (R2) derived during the new shoot growth period was above 0.65, and that obtained during the other growth periods was above 0.75. The relative root mean square error (RRMSE) of the above models was below 0.20, and the Willmott consistency index (WIA) was above 0.88. 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