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Automated hyperspectral vegetation index derivation using a hyperparameter optimisation framework for high-throughput

Joshua C O Koh¹, Bikram P Banerjee¹, German Spangenberg^2,3

¹Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, 110 Natimuk Rd, Horsham, Vic., 3400, Australia.

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Summary

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An automated system (AutoVI) rapidly creates new hyperspectral vegetation indices (VIs) for estimating plant traits like chlorophyll and sugar content in wheat. These novel VIs outperform existing methods in plant phenotyping.

Keywords:

automated vegetation index development chlorophyll estimation high-throughput plant phenotyping hyperparameter optimisation hyperspectral vegetation indices sugar estimation wheat

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Area of Science:

Agricultural remote sensing
Plant science
Spectroscopy

Background:

Hyperspectral vegetation indices (VIs) are crucial for estimating plant traits in agriculture and phenotyping.
Current VIs, often simple two-band indices, have limited performance and generalizability for diverse traits.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an automated system (AutoVI) for generating novel, trait-specific hyperspectral VIs.
To streamline the creation, optimization, and evaluation of VIs using the Tree Parzen Estimator algorithm.

Main Methods:

The AutoVI system was employed to generate novel two- to six-band indices.
The generated indices were tested for estimating chlorophyll and sugar content in wheat.
Indices were used in multiple linear regressions and compared against existing VIs and partial least squares regression.

Main Results:

AutoVI successfully generated complex, novel VIs (≥4 bands) with strong correlations (R² > 0.8) to wheat chlorophyll and sugar content.
The AutoVI-derived indices significantly outperformed 47 existing VIs and partial least squares regression in estimation accuracy.
The system demonstrated rapid generation of trait-specific indices.

Conclusions:

The AutoVI system provides a powerful tool for developing advanced, trait-specific VIs for plant phenotyping.
These novel VIs are readily adoptable for high-throughput phenotyping platforms, benefiting plant scientists and breeders.
AutoVI enhances the capability of hyperspectral remote sensing in agriculture.