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In pear, it is difficult to establish modern high-density orchard systems due to the lack of appropriate vigor-controlling rootstocks. The measurement of traits using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sensing techniques can help in identifying rootstocks suitable for higher-density plantings. The overall goal of this study is to optimize UAV flight parameters (sensor angles and direction) and preprocessing approaches to identify ideal flying parameters for data extraction and achieving maximum accuracy. In this study, five UAV missions were conducted to acquire high-resolution RGB imagery at different sensor inclination angles (90\u00b0, 65\u00b0, and 45\u00b0) and directions (forward and backward) from the pear rootstock breeding plot located at a research orchard belonging to the Washington State University (WSU) Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee, WA, USA. The study evaluated the tree height and canopy volume extracted from four different integrated datasets and validated the accuracy with the ground reference data (n = 504). The results indicated that the 3D point cloud precisely measured the traits (0.89 &lt; r &lt; 0.92) compared to 2D datasets (0.51 &lt; r &lt; 0.75), especially with 95th percentile height measure. The integration of data acquired at different angles could be used to estimate the tree height and canopy volume. The integration of sensor angles during UAV flight is therefore critical for improving the accuracy of extracting architecture to account for varying tree characteristics and orchard settings and may be useful to further precision orchard management.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs15061483","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,8]],"date-time":"2023-03-08T01:58:22Z","timestamp":1678240702000},"page":"1483","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Rapid Assessment of Architectural Traits in Pear Rootstock Breeding Program Using Remote Sensing Techniques"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Mugilan Govindasamy","family":"Raman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological System Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA"}]},{"given":"Afef","family":"Marzougui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological System Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA"}]},{"given":"Soon Li","family":"Teh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA"}]},{"given":"Zara B.","family":"York","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2184-7433","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kate M.","family":"Evans","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA"}]},{"given":"Sindhuja","family":"Sankaran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological System Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"541097","article-title":"Origin, domestication, and dispersing of pear (Pyrus spp.)","volume":"2014","author":"Silva","year":"2014","journal-title":"Adv. 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