Analysis of the Effects of Different Nitrogen Application Levels on the Growth of Castanopsis hystrix from the Perspective of Three-Dimensional Reconstruction

Abstract

Monitoring tree growth helps operators better understand the growth mechanism of trees and the health status of trees and to formulate more effective management measures. Computer vision technology can quickly restore the three-dimensional geometric structure of trees from two-dimensional images of trees, playing a huge role in planning and managing tree growth. This study used binocular reconstruction technology to measure the height, canopy width, and ground diameter of Castanopsis hystrix and compared the growth differences under different nitrogen levels. In this research, we proposed a wavelet exponential decay thresholding method for image denoising. At the same time, based on the traditional semi-global matching (SGM) algorithm, a cost search direction is added, and a multi-line scanning semi-global matching (MLC-SGM) algorithm for stereo matching is proposed. The results show that the wavelet exponential attenuation threshold method can effectively remove random noise in red cone images, and the denoising effect is better than the traditional hard-threshold and soft-threshold denoising methods. The disparity images produced by the MLC-SGM algorithm have better disparity continuity and noise suppression than those produced by the SGM algorithm, with more minor measurement errors for C. hystrix growth factors. Medium nitrogen fertilization significantly promotes the height, canopy width, and ground diameter growth of C. hystrix. However, excessive fertilization can diminish this effect. Compared to tree height, excessive fertilization has a more pronounced impact on canopy width and ground diameter growth.