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Research on Accurate Monitoring of Wheat Ear Count Based on UAV Video Streams
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Tonghe HAN1, 2, Bohan ZHANG1, 2, Shuaipeng FEI2, Lei LI2, Haiyan SUN2, Duoxia WANG2, Yaxiong MENG1, Yonggui XIAO2
Journal of Triticeae Crops | 2026, 46(2) : 264 - 275
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Journal of Triticeae Crops | 2026, 46(2): 264-275
Physiology, Ecology and Cultivation
Research on Accurate Monitoring of Wheat Ear Count Based on UAV Video Streams
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Tonghe HAN1, 2, Bohan ZHANG1, 2, Shuaipeng FEI2, Lei LI2, Haiyan SUN2, Duoxia WANG2, Yaxiong MENG1, Yonggui XIAO2
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  • 1.College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
  • 2.Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Published: 2026-02-15 doi: 10.7606/j.issn.1009-1041.2026.02.13
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To evaluate the feasibility of using deep learning for efficient and accurate wheat spike counting, ten major winter wheat cultivars from the Huang-Huai wheat region (Fanmai 8, Zhoumai 36, Zhongmai 895, Malan 1, Xinmai 26, Yumai 49, Jimai 22, Zhongmai 578, Zhengmai 1860, and Zhongmai 255) were selected as materials. Three planting densities (1.2 million, 2.4 million, and 3.6 million plants·hm-2) were tested, and four deep learning algorithms (YOLO v5, YOLO v6, YOLO v8, and YOLO v10) were employed to construct real-time video-based wheat spike detection and counting models. The models were validated using field-grown Zhongmai 578 populations (3 million plants·hm-2). The results showed that the initial loss functions and convergence rates varied among models, with all models improving in spike detection performance as iterations increased. In terms of training speed and inference efficiency, YOLO v6 and YOLO v10 were faster but exhibited lower detection accuracy compared to YOLO v5 and YOLO v8. Although YOLO v5 and YOLO v8 required longer processing time, YOLO v8 achieved the best performance in recall (90.90%), F1-score (93.00%), mean average precision (97.20%), and overall accuracy (88.00%). The correlation (r2) between YOLO v8’s spike counts and manual counts decreased with increasing planting density, yielding values of 0.92, 0.81, and 0.79 for the three densities, respectively. Field validation demonstrated that YOLO v8 outperformed other models in stability and precision across different grain-filling stages, with the highest r2 (0.90) for real-time video-based spike counting. The model also showed robustness against variations in planting density, cultivar, and spike growth stage, maintaining high performance in complex field environments. These findings suggest that YOLO v8 is a reliable algorithm for wheat spike counting, suitable for yield prediction, breeding, and cultivation management applications.

Wheat spike counting  /  Video streams  /  Deep learning  /  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)  /  YOLO
Tonghe HAN, Bohan ZHANG, Shuaipeng FEI, Lei LI, Haiyan SUN, Duoxia WANG, Yaxiong MENG, Yonggui XIAO. Research on Accurate Monitoring of Wheat Ear Count Based on UAV Video Streams[J]. Journal of Triticeae Crops, 2026 , 46 (2) : 264 -275 . DOI: 10.7606/j.issn.1009-1041.2026.02.13
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doi: 10.7606/j.issn.1009-1041.2026.02.13
  • Receive Date:2025-03-28
  • Online Date:2026-09-11
  • Published:2026-02-15
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  • Received:2025-03-28
  • Revised:2025-05-06
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    1.College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
    2.Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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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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