Exploring Soybean Flower and Pod Variation Patterns During Reproductive Period Based on Fusion Deep Learning

The soybean flower and the pod drop are important factors in soybean yield, and the use of computer vision techniques to obtain the phenotypes of flowers and pods in bulk, as well as in a quick and accurate manner, is a key aspect of the study of the soybean flower and pod drop rate (PDR). This pape...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rongsheng Zhu, Xueying Wang, Zhuangzhuang Yan, Yinglin Qiao, Huilin Tian, Zhenbang Hu, Zhanguo Zhang, Yang Li, Hongjie Zhao, Dawei Xin, Qingshan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.922030/full
_version_ 1818532653456949248
author Rongsheng Zhu
Xueying Wang
Zhuangzhuang Yan
Yinglin Qiao
Huilin Tian
Zhenbang Hu
Zhanguo Zhang
Yang Li
Hongjie Zhao
Dawei Xin
Qingshan Chen
author_facet Rongsheng Zhu
Xueying Wang
Zhuangzhuang Yan
Yinglin Qiao
Huilin Tian
Zhenbang Hu
Zhanguo Zhang
Yang Li
Hongjie Zhao
Dawei Xin
Qingshan Chen
author_sort Rongsheng Zhu
collection DOAJ
description The soybean flower and the pod drop are important factors in soybean yield, and the use of computer vision techniques to obtain the phenotypes of flowers and pods in bulk, as well as in a quick and accurate manner, is a key aspect of the study of the soybean flower and pod drop rate (PDR). This paper compared a variety of deep learning algorithms for identifying and counting soybean flowers and pods, and found that the Faster R-CNN model had the best performance. Furthermore, the Faster R-CNN model was further improved and optimized based on the characteristics of soybean flowers and pods. The accuracy of the final model for identifying flowers and pods was increased to 94.36 and 91%, respectively. Afterward, a fusion model for soybean flower and pod recognition and counting was proposed based on the Faster R-CNN model, where the coefficient of determinationR2 between counts of soybean flowers and pods by the fusion model and manual counts reached 0.965 and 0.98, respectively. The above results show that the fusion model is a robust recognition and counting algorithm that can reduce labor intensity and improve efficiency. Its application will greatly facilitate the study of the variable patterns of soybean flowers and pods during the reproductive period. Finally, based on the fusion model, we explored the variable patterns of soybean flowers and pods during the reproductive period, the spatial distribution patterns of soybean flowers and pods, and soybean flower and pod drop patterns.
first_indexed 2024-12-11T17:48:21Z
format Article
id doaj.art-91d05e56b47e4a39b538a1ebfba914e3
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1664-462X
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-11T17:48:21Z
publishDate 2022-07-01
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
record_format Article
series Frontiers in Plant Science
spelling doaj.art-91d05e56b47e4a39b538a1ebfba914e32022-12-22T00:56:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2022-07-011310.3389/fpls.2022.922030922030Exploring Soybean Flower and Pod Variation Patterns During Reproductive Period Based on Fusion Deep LearningRongsheng Zhu0Xueying Wang1Zhuangzhuang Yan2Yinglin Qiao3Huilin Tian4Zhenbang Hu5Zhanguo Zhang6Yang Li7Hongjie Zhao8Dawei Xin9Qingshan Chen10College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, ChinaThe soybean flower and the pod drop are important factors in soybean yield, and the use of computer vision techniques to obtain the phenotypes of flowers and pods in bulk, as well as in a quick and accurate manner, is a key aspect of the study of the soybean flower and pod drop rate (PDR). This paper compared a variety of deep learning algorithms for identifying and counting soybean flowers and pods, and found that the Faster R-CNN model had the best performance. Furthermore, the Faster R-CNN model was further improved and optimized based on the characteristics of soybean flowers and pods. The accuracy of the final model for identifying flowers and pods was increased to 94.36 and 91%, respectively. Afterward, a fusion model for soybean flower and pod recognition and counting was proposed based on the Faster R-CNN model, where the coefficient of determinationR2 between counts of soybean flowers and pods by the fusion model and manual counts reached 0.965 and 0.98, respectively. The above results show that the fusion model is a robust recognition and counting algorithm that can reduce labor intensity and improve efficiency. Its application will greatly facilitate the study of the variable patterns of soybean flowers and pods during the reproductive period. Finally, based on the fusion model, we explored the variable patterns of soybean flowers and pods during the reproductive period, the spatial distribution patterns of soybean flowers and pods, and soybean flower and pod drop patterns.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.922030/fullsoybeanfusion modelflowerpoddeep learning
spellingShingle Rongsheng Zhu
Xueying Wang
Zhuangzhuang Yan
Yinglin Qiao
Huilin Tian
Zhenbang Hu
Zhanguo Zhang
Yang Li
Hongjie Zhao
Dawei Xin
Qingshan Chen
Exploring Soybean Flower and Pod Variation Patterns During Reproductive Period Based on Fusion Deep Learning
Frontiers in Plant Science
soybean
fusion model
flower
pod
deep learning
title Exploring Soybean Flower and Pod Variation Patterns During Reproductive Period Based on Fusion Deep Learning
title_full Exploring Soybean Flower and Pod Variation Patterns During Reproductive Period Based on Fusion Deep Learning
title_fullStr Exploring Soybean Flower and Pod Variation Patterns During Reproductive Period Based on Fusion Deep Learning
title_full_unstemmed Exploring Soybean Flower and Pod Variation Patterns During Reproductive Period Based on Fusion Deep Learning
title_short Exploring Soybean Flower and Pod Variation Patterns During Reproductive Period Based on Fusion Deep Learning
title_sort exploring soybean flower and pod variation patterns during reproductive period based on fusion deep learning
topic soybean
fusion model
flower
pod
deep learning
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.922030/full
work_keys_str_mv AT rongshengzhu exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT xueyingwang exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT zhuangzhuangyan exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT yinglinqiao exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT huilintian exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT zhenbanghu exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT zhanguozhang exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT yangli exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT hongjiezhao exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT daweixin exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning
AT qingshanchen exploringsoybeanflowerandpodvariationpatternsduringreproductiveperiodbasedonfusiondeeplearning