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John Atanbori¹, Andrew P French^1,2, Tony P Pridmore¹

¹1School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG8 1BB UK.

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|January 3, 2020

Summary

Researchers compressed deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for plant image segmentation. This innovation enables deployment on low-cost devices for phenotyping, crucial for climate-adaptive crop breeding.

Keywords:

Lightweight deep convolutional neural networks Pixel-wise segmentation for plant phenotyping Separable convolutions Singular value decomposition

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Science
Computer Vision
Machine Learning

Background:

Growing global population necessitates high-yield crops adaptable to climate change.
Plant phenotyping is crucial for breeding improved crop varieties.
Accurate plant image segmentation is a key challenge in phenotyping.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop compressed deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for efficient plant image segmentation.
To enable the deployment of advanced phenotyping tools on low-cost, resource-limited devices.
To facilitate infield plant phenotyping for climate-adaptive crop breeding.

Main Methods:

Applied separable convolutions and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) to compress very deep CNN models.
Focused on pixel-wise segmentation of plants into multiple classes, including background.
Evaluated model performance on public plant and non-plant datasets.

Main Results:

Achieved up to 95% reduction in model weight matrices using the combined separable convolution and SVD method.
Maintained high pixel-wise segmentation accuracy despite significant model compression.
Successfully demonstrated the deployment and functionality of compressed models on a mobile device.

Conclusions:

Compressed deep CNNs offer a viable solution for deploying advanced plant image segmentation in infield phenotyping.
The developed methods significantly reduce model size without compromising accuracy, making them suitable for resource-limited devices.
This advancement supports the development of climate-resilient crops through efficient, accessible phenotyping technologies.