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Estimation of Above-Ground Biomass of Field-Grown Winter Wheat Based on Multi-Spectral UAV
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Haotian YE1, 2, 3, Hongwei TIAN1, 2, 3, Qingwei WEI3, 4, Mengxia LI1, 2, Ronghao CHU1, 2
Journal of Triticeae Crops | 2026, 46(4) : 541 - 549
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Journal of Triticeae Crops | 2026, 46(4): 541-549
Physiology, Ecology and Cultivation
Estimation of Above-Ground Biomass of Field-Grown Winter Wheat Based on Multi-Spectral UAV
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Haotian YE1, 2, 3, Hongwei TIAN1, 2, 3, Qingwei WEI3, 4, Mengxia LI1, 2, Ronghao CHU1, 2
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  • 1.CMA Henan Key Laboratory of Agrometeorological Support and Applied Technique, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China
  • 2.Henan Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China
  • 3.Anyang National Climate Observatory, Anyang, Henan 455000, China
  • 4.Hebi Meteorological Bureau, Hebi, Henan 458000, China
Published: 2026-04-15 doi: 10.7606/j.issn.1009-1041.2026.04.13
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To address the limitations of existing wheat biomass estimation models, such as insufficient generalizability in field environments and discontinuity in application due to growth-stage-specific modeling, this study focused on winter wheat from the jointing to filling stages in Henan Province. Multi-spectral UAV data were used to construct a 34-dimensional feature set, including reflectance from 10 spectral bands, 15 vegetation indices, 8 texture features, and quantified growth stages (jointing=1, booting=2, filling=3). Features were selected through correlation analysis (ranked by absolute correlation coefficient values), and four machine learning algorithms—Linear Regression (LR), Random Forest (RF), LightGBM, and K-Nearest Neighbors Regression (KNN)—were employed to develop a unified model for estimating above-ground biomass (AGB) across multiple growth stages. Model parameters were optimized by progressively increasing the number of input features. The results showed that the quantified growth stage had the highest correlation with AGB (correlation coefficient of 0.80), while the near-infrared band and the red-edge 740 nm band were identified as critical spectral features (with correlation coefficients of 0.48 and 0.44, respectively). The Random Forest (RF) model achieved the highest accuracy with 18 input features (growth stage + 2 band reflectance values + 8 vegetation indices + 7 texture features), with a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.87, a root mean square error (RMSE) of 291.2 g·m-2, and a normalized root mean square error (nRMSE) of 12.8% on the test set. These findings demonstrate that a unified model for estimating AGB in winter wheat across multiple growth stages can be constructed using multi-spectral UAV data and field samples. This approach significantly enhances the model’s generalizability in practical field production environments and effectively addresses application challenges during transitional growth stages.

Field-grown winter wheat  /  Above-ground biomass  /  UAV  /  Multi-spectral  /  Machine learning
Haotian YE, Hongwei TIAN, Qingwei WEI, Mengxia LI, Ronghao CHU. Estimation of Above-Ground Biomass of Field-Grown Winter Wheat Based on Multi-Spectral UAV[J]. Journal of Triticeae Crops, 2026 , 46 (4) : 541 -549 . DOI: 10.7606/j.issn.1009-1041.2026.04.13
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doi: 10.7606/j.issn.1009-1041.2026.04.13
  • Receive Date:2025-06-11
  • Online Date:2026-09-11
  • Published:2026-04-15
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  • Received:2025-06-11
  • Revised:2025-07-08
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    1.CMA Henan Key Laboratory of Agrometeorological Support and Applied Technique, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China
    2.Henan Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China
    3.Anyang National Climate Observatory, Anyang, Henan 455000, China
    4.Hebi Meteorological Bureau, Hebi, Henan 458000, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)

Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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