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ArticleBMC plant biology2022

Machine learning models outperform deep learning models, provide interpretation and facilitate feature selection for soybean trait prediction.

Mitchell Gill, Robyn Anderson, Haifei Hu, Mohammed Bennamoun, Jakob Petereit, Babu Valliyodan, Henry T Nguyen, Jacqueline Batley, Philipp E Bayer, David Edwards

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Mitchell GillSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Robyn AndersonSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Haifei HuSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Mohammed BennamounDepartment of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Jakob PetereitSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Babu ValliyodanDivision of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
Henry T NguyenDivision of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
Jacqueline BatleySchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Philipp E BayerSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
David EdwardsSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia. dave.edwards@uwa.edu.au.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent growth in crop genomic and trait data have opened opportunities for the application of novel approaches to accelerate crop improvement. Machine learning and deep learning are at the forefront of prediction-based data analysis. However, few approaches for genotype to phenotype prediction compare machine learning with deep learning and further interpret the models that support the predictions. This study uses genome wide molecular markers and traits across 1110 soybean individuals to develop accurate prediction models. For 13/14 sets of predictions, XGBoost or random forest outperformed deep learning models in prediction performance. Top ranked SNPs by F-score were identified from XGBoost, and with further investigation found overlap with significantly associated loci identified from GWAS and previous literature. Feature importance rankings were used to reduce marker input by up to 90%, and subsequent models maintained or improved their prediction performance. These findings support interpretable machine learning as an approach for genomic based prediction of traits in soybean and other crops.

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Deep LearningGlycine maxGenotypeMachine LearningPhenotypeFeature selectionGenomic selectionInterpretable modelsMachine learningSoybeanXGBoost

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PMID35395721
PMCPMC8991976

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