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Accurate wheat yield prediction using UAV data is crucial for food security. Our improved transformer model enhances prediction accuracy by processing diverse traits, accelerating the selection of high-yield wheat varieties.

Keywords:

Multivariate fusion Tokenization Transformer Winter wheat Yield prediction

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Science
Computer Science
Genetics

Background:

High-yield wheat breeding is essential for global food security.
Current UAV-based yield prediction models lack accuracy due to simplistic data integration.
Advanced methods are needed to leverage multivariate time series data for precise wheat yield estimation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an improved transformer-based model for accurate plot-level wheat yield prediction.
To enhance the integration of multivariate time series data, including vegetation indices and morphological traits.
To accelerate the selection of climate-adapted, high-yield wheat varieties.

Main Methods:

Proposed a novel variate-independent tokenization approach for transformer models.
Integrated 14 vegetation indices and 28 morphological traits using feature dimension embedding.
Applied a multivariate attention mechanism to capture variate correlations and contributions.

Main Results:

Achieved optimal prediction performance with an R² of 0.862, outperforming existing models.
Demonstrated the advantage of combining vegetation indices and morphological traits, yielding a 4% performance gain.
Validated the model's effectiveness across diverse experimental conditions (nitrogen treatments, years, varieties).

Conclusions:

The improved transformer model offers a novel, accurate approach for quantitative plot-level wheat yield prediction.
Variate-independent tokenization and multivariate attention enhance the utilization of complex time series data.
This method facilitates rapid selection of superior wheat varieties, contributing to breeding programs and food security.