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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025

Non-destructive estimation of SPAD and biomass in

Xuemei Wu, Liwen Zhong, Rong Ding, Chenghui Wang, Hongchuan Chen, Shihong Zhong, Rui Gu

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xuemei WuSchool of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Liwen ZhongState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Rong DingSchool of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Chenghui WangSchool of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Hongchuan ChenState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Shihong ZhongSchool of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.
Rui GuSchool of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Monitoring the growth status and aboveground biomass of wild and cultivated medicinal herbs remains a persistent challenge in precision agriculture. Methods: In this study, we developed machine learning and deep learning models to estimate SPAD values and biomass of Results: Compared to CARS, the DRSA-CARS method reduced feature dimensionality by up to 75.7% for SPAD and 29.2% for biomass, while improving prediction accuracy ( Discussion: These results demonstrate that coupling DRSA-CARS-based feature selection with deep learning provides a robust, non-destructive approach for evaluating plant growth status. This framework highlights the potential of hyperspectral imaging as a rapid, reliable, non-invasive tool for precision cultivation of medicinal herbs.

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deep learninghyperspectral datatextural featurestime-series phenotypesvegetation index

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PMCPMC12488700

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