Affiliation:
1. School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Abstract
Tiger nuts are a non-genetically modified organism crop with high adaptability and economic value, and they are being widely promoted for cultivation in China. This study proposed a new yield-estimation method based on a lightweight convolutional neural network (CNN) named Squeeze Net to provide accurate production forecasts for tiger nut tubers. The multispectral unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images were used to establish phenotypic datasets of tiger nuts, comprising vegetation indices (VIs) and plant phenotypic indices. The Squeeze Net model with a lightweight CNN structure was constructed to fully explore the explanatory power of the spectral UAV-derived information and compare the differences between the parametric and nonparametric models applied in tiger nut yield predictions. Compared with stepwise multiple linear regression (SMLR), both algorithms achieved good yield prediction performances. The highest obtained accuracies reflected an R2 value of 0.775 and a root-mean-square error (RMSE) value of 688.356 kg/ha with SMLR, and R2 = 0.780 and RMSE = 716.625 kg/ha with Squeeze Net. This study demonstrated that Squeeze Net can efficiently process UAV multispectral images and improve the resolution and accuracy of the yield prediction results. Our study demonstrated the enormous potential of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in the precise crop management of tiger nuts in the arid sandy lands of northwest China by exploring the interactions between various intensive phenotypic traits and productivity.
Funder
National Key Research and Development Program of China
Subject
Artificial Intelligence,Computer Science Applications,Aerospace Engineering,Information Systems,Control and Systems Engineering
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