Machine learning applied to the prediction of root architecture of soybean cultivars under two water availability conditions
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n3p1017Keywords:
Glycine max L., Multitask learning, Root morphology, Water deficit.Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of four machine learning models, as well as multitask learning, to predict soybean root variables from simpler variables, under two water availability conditions. In order to do so, 100 soybean cultivars were conducted in a greenhouse under a control condition and a stress condition. Aerial part and root variables were evaluated. The machine learning models used to predict complex root variables were artificial neural network (ANN), random forest (RF), extreme gradient boosting (EGBoost) and support vector machine (SVM). A linear model was used for comparison purposes. Multitask learning was employed for ANN and RF. In addition, feature importance was defined using RF and XGBoost algorithms. All the machine learning models performed better than the linear model. In general, SVM had the greatest potential for the prediction of most of the root variables, with better values of RMSE, MAE and R2. Dry weight of the aerial part and root volume exhibited the greatest importance in the predictions. The models developed using multitask learning performed similarly to the ones conventionally developed. Finally, it is concluded that the machine learning models evaluated can be used to predict root variables of soybean from easily measurable variables, such as dry weight of the aerial part and root volume.Downloads
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Laurett, L., Fernandes, A. A., Schmildt, E. R., Almeida, C. P., & Pinto, M. L. P. B. (2017). Desempenho da alface e da rúcula em diferentes concentrações de ferro na solução nutritiva. Revista de Ciências Agrarias - Amazon Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 60(1), 45-52.
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Patil, A. P., & Deka, P. C. (2016). An extreme learning machine approach for modeling evapotranspiration using extrinsic inputs. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 121, 385-392. doi: 10.1016/j.compag. 2016.01.016
Puspasari, R., Hashiguchi, M., Ushio, R., Ishigaki, G., Tanaka, H., & Akashi, R. (2020). Evaluation of root traits in F2-progeny of interspecific hybrid between Lotus corniculatus Super-Root and tetraploid Lotus japonicus. Plant and Soil, 446(1-2), 613-625. doi: 10.1007/s11104-019-04332-2
Raghavendra, S., & Deka, P. C. (2014). Support vector machine applications in the field of hydrology: a review. Applied Soft Computing Journal, 19, 372-386. doi: 10.1016/j.asoc.2014.02.002
Rahmati, O., Falah, F., Dayal, K. S., Deo, R. C., Mohammadi, F., Biggs, T.,… Bui, D. T. (2020). Machine learning approaches for spatial modeling of agricultural droughts in the south-east region of Queensland Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 699, 134230. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134230
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Singh, D., Sisodia, D. S., & Singh, P. (2020). Compositional framework for multitask learning in the identification of cleavage sites of HIV-1 protease. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 102, 103376. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2020.103376
Strock, C. F., De La Riva, L. M., & Lynch, J. P. (2018). Reduction in root secondary growth as a strategy for phosphorus acquisition. Plant Physiology, 176(1), 691-703. doi: 10.1104/pp.17.01583
Sun, N., Liu, C., Mei, X., Jiang, D., Wang, X., Dong, E..., & Cai, Y. (2020). QTL identification in backcross population for brace-root-related traits in maize. Euphytica, 216(2), 32. doi: 10.1007/s10681-020-2561-8
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Zhang, L., Traore, S., Ge, J., Li, Y., Wang, S., Zhu, G.,… Fipps, G. (2019). Using boosted tree regression and artificial neural networks to forecast upland rice yield under climate change in Sahel. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 166, 105031. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2019.105031
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Zhong, D., Novais, J., Grift, T. E., Bohn, M., & Han, J. (2009). Maize root complexity analysis using a support vector machine method. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 69(1), 46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.compag. 2009.06.013
Zhong, R., Johnson, R., & Chen, Z. (2020). Generating pseudo density log from drilling and logging-while-drilling data using extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost). International Journal of Coal Geology, 220, 103416. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2020.103416
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Duarte, A. B., Ferreira, D. de O., Ferreria, L. B., & Silva, F. L. da. (2022). Machine learning applied to the prediction of root architecture of soybean cultivars under two water availability conditions. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 43(3), 1017–1036. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n3p1017
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