The leaf area index determines crop health and growth. Traditional methods for calculating it are time-consuming, destructive, costly, and limited to a scale. In this study, we automate the index estimation method using drone image data of grapevine plants and a machine learning model. Traditional feature extraction and deep learning methods are used to obtain helpful information from the data and enhance the performance of the different machine learning models employed for the leaf area index prediction. The results showed that deep learning based feature extraction is more effective than traditional methods. The new approach is a significant improvement over old methods, offering a faster, non-destructive, and cost-effective leaf area index calculation, which enhances precision agriculture practices.
@article{arxiv.2411.17897,
title = {Automating grapevine LAI features estimation with UAV imagery and machine learning},
author = {Muhammad Waseem Akram and Marco Vannucci and Giorgio Buttazzo and Valentina Colla and Stefano Roccella and Andrea Vannini and Giovanni Caruso and Simone Nesi and Alessandra Francini and Luca Sebastiani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.17897},
year = {2024}
}
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Accepted in 2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry