文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Jiang, Chunbo ¹ ; Cheng, Yi ¹ ; Li, Yongfu ² ; Peng, Lei ² ; Dong, Gangshang ² ; Lai, Ning ² ; Geng, Qinglong ² ;

作者机构： 1.Xinjiang Agr Univ, Coll Resources & Environm, Agr Engn & Informat Technol, Urumqi 830052, Peoples R China

2.Xinjiang Acad Agr Sci, Resource & Environm Informat Technol Innovat Team, Urumqi 830091, Peoples R China

关键词： chlorophyll estimation; hyperspectral reflectance; random forest regression; phenological stages; vegetation indices; cotton; precision agriculture

期刊名称：REMOTE SENSING （ 影响因子：4.1； 五年影响因子：4.8 ）

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年卷期： 2025 年 17 卷 15 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Accurate and non-destructive monitoring of leaf chlorophyll content (LCC) is essential for assessing crop photosynthetic activity and nitrogen status in precision agriculture. This study introduces a phenology-aware machine learning framework that combines hyperspectral reflectance data with various regression models to estimate leaf chlorophyll content (LCC) in cotton at six key reproductive stages. Field experiments utilized synchronized spectral and SPAD measurements, incorporating spectral transformations-such as vegetation indices (VIs), first-order derivatives, and trilateration edge parameters (TEPs, a new set of geometric metrics for red-edge characterization)-for evaluation. Five regression approaches were evaluated, including univariate and multivariate linear models, along with three machine learning algorithms: Random Forest, K-Nearest Neighbor, and Support Vector Regression. Random Forest consistently outperformed the other models, achieving the highest R2 (0.85) and the lowest RMSE (4.1) during the bud stage. Notably, the optimal prediction accuracy was achieved with fewer than five spectral features. The proposed framework demonstrates the potential for scalable, stage-specific monitoring of chlorophyll dynamics and offers valuable insights for large-scale crop management applications.