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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Spatial Variability of Aroma Profiles of Cocoa Trees Obtained through Computer Vision and Machine Learning Modelling: A Cover Photography and High Spatial Remote Sensing Application.

Sigfredo Fuentes, Gabriela Chacon, Damir D Torrico, Andrea Zarate, Claudia Gonzalez Viejo

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Sigfredo FuentesSchool of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia. sfuentes@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-0377-5085
Gabriela ChaconSchool of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Damir D TorricoSchool of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Andrea ZarateSchool of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Claudia Gonzalez ViejoSchool of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9207-9307

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cocoa is an important commodity crop, not only to produce chocolate, one of the most complex products from the sensory perspective, but one that commonly grows in developing countries close to the tropics. This paper presents novel techniques applied using cover photography and a novel computer application (VitiCanopy) to assess the canopy architecture of cocoa trees in a commercial plantation in Queensland, Australia. From the cocoa trees monitored, pod samples were collected, fermented, dried, and ground to obtain the aroma profile per tree using gas chromatography. The canopy architecture data were used as inputs in an artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm, with the aroma profile, considering six main aromas, as targets. The ANN model rendered high accuracy (correlation coefficient (R) = 0.82; mean squared error (MSE) = 0.09) with no overfitting. The model was then applied to an aerial image of the whole cocoa field studied to produce canopy vigor, and aroma profile maps up to the tree-by-tree scale. The tool developed could significantly aid the canopy management practices in cocoa trees, which have a direct effect on cocoa quality.

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Machine LearningCacaoGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryImage Processing, Computer-AssistedNeural Networks, ComputerRemote Sensing TechnologyVolatile Organic CompoundsVolatile Organic Compoundsartificial neural networkscocoa beansleaf area indexVitiCanopy appvolatile compounds

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