Rodrigo Greggio de Freitas, Henrique Oldoni, Lucas Fernando Joaquim, João Vítor Fiolo Pozzuto, Lucas Rios do Amaral
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Abstract
Yield forecasting and within-field yield variation is essential information that helps farmers develop sustainable agriculture. However, such information still needs to be included for most of them, and remote sensing is an alternative to provide it. Our objective was to assess Random Forest regression models composed of unique GLCM texture measures as an alternative to usual empirical models that use spectral response and auxiliary data, which is complex and reaches varied results. Eleven GLCM texture models based on eight texture measures of a single spectral layer were assessed to represent soybean field yield variation in two sites and seasons. Several models achieved satisfactory results, reaching R2 from 0.90 to 0.95 and RMSE from 0.06 to 0.26 t/ha. Models above 15-window size are recommended for the soybean yield prediction as window size is an essential attribute to GLCM performance. Models derived from the bands individually (red, red-edge, near-infrared, and short wavelength infrared) were more sensitive to the window size than those derived from vegetation indices (EVI, GNDVI, GRNDVI, NDMI, NDRE, NDVI, SFDVI). The data aggregated by texture measures improve the individual spectral responses, providing alternatives to predict soybean within-field yield variation using random forest models.
期刊介绍:
Precision Agriculture promotes the most innovative results coming from the research in the field of precision agriculture. It provides an effective forum for disseminating original and fundamental research and experience in the rapidly advancing area of precision farming.
There are many topics in the field of precision agriculture; therefore, the topics that are addressed include, but are not limited to:
Natural Resources Variability: Soil and landscape variability, digital elevation models, soil mapping, geostatistics, geographic information systems, microclimate, weather forecasting, remote sensing, management units, scale, etc.
Managing Variability: Sampling techniques, site-specific nutrient and crop protection chemical recommendation, crop quality, tillage, seed density, seed variety, yield mapping, remote sensing, record keeping systems, data interpretation and use, crops (corn, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes, peanut, cotton, vegetables, etc.), management scale, etc.
Engineering Technology: Computers, positioning systems, DGPS, machinery, tillage, planting, nutrient and crop protection implements, manure, irrigation, fertigation, yield monitor and mapping, soil physical and chemical characteristic sensors, weed/pest mapping, etc.
Profitability: MEY, net returns, BMPs, optimum recommendations, crop quality, technology cost, sustainability, social impacts, marketing, cooperatives, farm scale, crop type, etc.
Environment: Nutrient, crop protection chemicals, sediments, leaching, runoff, practices, field, watershed, on/off farm, artificial drainage, ground water, surface water, etc.
Technology Transfer: Skill needs, education, training, outreach, methods, surveys, agri-business, producers, distance education, Internet, simulations models, decision support systems, expert systems, on-farm experimentation, partnerships, quality of rural life, etc.