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Image Analysis And Machine Learning In Agricultural Research, Xinzheng Chen
Image Analysis And Machine Learning In Agricultural Research, Xinzheng Chen
Doctor of Plant Health Program: Dissertations and Student Research
Agricultural research has been a focus for academia and industry to improve human well-being. Given the challenges in water scarcity, global warming, and increased prices of fertilizer, and fossil fuel, improving the efficiency of agricultural research has become even more critical. Data collection by humans presents several challenges including: 1) the subjectiveness and reproducibility when doing the visual evaluation, 2) safety when dealing with high toxicity chemicals or severe weather events, 3) mistakes cannot be avoided, and 4) low efficiency and speed.
Image analysis and machine learning are more versatile and advantageous in evaluating different plant characteristics, and this could …