融合图像和气象多源参数判定冬小麦发育期

    Determination of winter wheat growth stage by fusion of image and meteorological parameters

    • 摘要: 为了实现小麦发育期的快速、无损、准确的智能判定,该研究提出了“多源参数融合-参数优选降维-概率模型判定”的思路方法,基于作物冠层RGB颜色偏态分布参数和气象因子,探索了基于融合参数的贝叶斯分类算法在小麦发育期判定上的应用。在山东省菏泽、泰安和桓台设置观测站点,连续4 a获取冬小麦冠层高清图像及气象数据。相关性分析表明,20个冠层颜色偏态参数与4个光热累积指标均与小麦发育期显著相关。以人工观测的生育期作为先验知识,分别建立了基于冠层颜色、气象因子及二者融合的判定模型,并比较不同模型的判定效果。结果表明,以相关分析结果作为依据重新选定贝叶斯判定模型的最优输入参数组合是红通道偏度、绿通道峰度、总积温、累积光合有效辐射,优化参数后的判定模型在建模样本中的判定准确率超过90%,对跨年度和跨生态区样本亦具有良好的适用性与稳健性。该研究将冠层图像信息与气象因子相结合,借助数字图像处理与机器学习方法,有效提升了冬小麦发育期判定的精度,为作物生产的精准管理与农业智能化提供了技术支撑。

       

      Abstract: The accurate and timely determination of crop growth stages is fundamental for precision agriculture. To enable rapid, non-destructive, and precise identification of winter wheat growth stages, this study proposed and validated a methodological framework centered on the fusion of multi-source parameters, their optimization, and probabilistic model determination. A comprehensive methodological framework of “multi-source parameter fusion—parameter optimization and dimensionality reduction—probabilistic model determination” was established. Specifically, a Bayesian classification model was constructed by integrating canopy RGB color skew distribution parameters with cumulative light–heat meteorological factors. Field experiments were conducted over four consecutive years at established observation sites in three distinct ecological zones in Shandong Province, China, namely Heze, Tai'an, and Huantai. High-resolution canopy Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images and concurrent meteorological data were systematically collected throughout the growth cycles. Twenty canopy color skew-distribution parameters and four cumulative light–heat indices were extracted. Using manually observed phenological stages as prior knowledge, correlation analysis was performed to identify key variables. Bayesian classification models were then constructed based on canopy color parameters, meteorological factors, and their fusion. Model performance was compared under different input conditions, and cross-year and cross-ecological-zone samples were used to verify generalization ability and robustness. Results showed that both canopy color skew distribution parameters and cumulative light–heat indices were significantly associated with the growth stages of winter wheat, providing a theoretical foundation for intelligent identification. The Bayesian model using only meteorological parameters achieved an overall accuracy of 87.77%, outperforming the model based solely on canopy color information. However, its performance and generalizability across different years and ecological regions required further enhancement. While the initial model integrating all canopy and meteorological parameters showed potential, it also exhibited a risk of overfitting. Subsequent parameter optimization through correlation analysis identified a refined and most effective parameter set for model input: red channel skewness (RSkewness), green channel kurtosis (GKurtosis), accumulated temperature (AT), and accumulated photosynthetically active radiation (ARE). The Bayesian model constructed with this optimized parameter set demonstrated superior performance, achieving a classification accuracy of 91.70%. More importantly, this optimized model exhibited significantly enhanced robustness and generalizability, delivering high and stable identification accuracies ranging from 84.00% to 100% for independent samples across different years and ecological zones, substantially outperforming the single-source parameter models. This research successfully demonstrates that the fusion of canopy digital image features derived from RGB imagery with key meteorological variables, processed through digital image processing and machine learning techniques, effectively improves the accuracy and robustness of winter wheat growth stage determination. The proposed "multi-source parameter fusion-optimization-probabilistic determination" framework and the specifically developed Bayesian model offer valuable technical support for precision crop management, agricultural meteorological services, and field-level disaster early warning, thereby contributing to the advancement of agricultural intelligence.

       

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