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This study used C-band microwave images taken by the Sentinel-1 satellites to monitor rice crop growth with the aim to understand microwave backscatter behavior, focusing on decreases in panicle water contents with ripening, which affect C-band backscatter. Time-series changes illustrated a similar tendency across all four analysis years, showing that VV\/VH ratio at an incidence angle of 45\u201346\u00b0 stopped decreasing to be stable over the reproductive and ripening periods due to reductions in the panicle water content that allowed for greater microwave penetration into the canopy, thereby increasing panicle-related backscatter. Furthermore, multivariate regression analysis combined with field observations showed that VV and VH with the shallow incidence angles were significantly negatively correlated with panicle water content, which well demonstrated backscatter increases with plant senescence. 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