Digital image processing technology under backpropagation neural network and K-Means Clustering algorithm on nitrogen utilization rate of Chinese cabbages

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 3; p. e0248923
• Main Authors: Wang, Qilin, Mao, Xinyu, Jiang, Xiaosan, Pei, Dandan, Shao, Xiaohou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 31.03.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agricultural research; Agriculture; Algorithms; Back propagation; Back propagation networks; Biology and Life Sciences; Chinese cabbage; Cluster analysis; Clustering; Crop diseases; Crops; Digital cameras; Digital imaging; Engineering; Engineering and Technology; Environmental aspects; Horticulture; Image processing; Information processing; Literature reviews; Mathematical models; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Neural networks; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fertilizers; Nutrition; Parameter estimation; Software; Spectrum analysis; Technology; Technology assessment; Vector quantization; Vegetables; China
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248923

The purposes are to monitor the nitrogen utilization efficiency of crops and intelligently evaluate the absorption of nutrients by crops during the production process. The research object is Chinese cabbage. The Chinese cabbage population with different agricultural parameters is constructed through different densities and nitrogen fertilizer application rates based on digital image processing technology, and an estimation NC (Nitrogen Content) model is established. The population is classified through the K-Means Clustering algorithm using the feature extraction method, and the Chinese cabbage population quality BPNN (Backpropagation Neural Network) model is constructed. The nonlinear mapping relationship between different agricultural parameters and population quality, and the contribution rate of each indicator, are studied. The nitrogen utilization of Chinese cabbage is monitored effectively. Results demonstrate that the proposed NC estimation model has correlation coefficients above 0.70 in different growth stages. This model can accurately estimate the NC of the Chinese cabbage population. The results of the Chinese cabbage population quality BPNN model show that the population planting density based on the seedling number is reasonable. The constructed population quality evaluation model has a high R 2 value and a comparatively low RMSE (Root Mean Square Error) value for the quality evaluation of Chinese cabbage in different periods, showing that it applies to evaluate the population quality of Chinese cabbage in different growth stages. The constructed nitrogen utilization model and quality evaluation model can monitor the nutrient utilization of crops in different growth stages, ascertain the agricultural characteristics of other yield groups in different growth stages, and clarify the performance of agricultural parameters in different growth stages. The above results can provide some ideas for crop growth intelligent detection.