Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42122837›Full record

ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Integrating Multi-Source and Multi-Temporal UAV Observations to Improve Wheat Yield Prediction Using Machine Learning.

Chen Chen, Jiajun Liu, Yao Deng, Rui Guo, Weicheng Yao, Tianle Yang, Weijun Zhang, Tao Liu, Xiuliang Jin, Wei Xiong and 1 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Chen ChenJiangsu Hilly Region Zhenjiang Agricultural Science Research Institute, Jurong 212400, China.
Jiajun LiuJiangsu Hilly Region Zhenjiang Agricultural Science Research Institute, Jurong 212400, China.
Yao DengJiangsu Hilly Region Zhenjiang Agricultural Science Research Institute, Jurong 212400, China.
Rui GuoJiangsu Hilly Region Zhenjiang Agricultural Science Research Institute, Jurong 212400, China.
Weicheng YaoJiangsu Hilly Region Zhenjiang Agricultural Science Research Institute, Jurong 212400, China.
Tianle YangCollege of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Weijun ZhangCollege of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Tao LiuCollege of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Xiuliang JinInstitute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6769-214X
Wei XiongDevelopment Center of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100176, China.
Dongsheng LiJiangsu Hilly Region Zhenjiang Agricultural Science Research Institute, Jurong 212400, China.

Funding

Special Fund for Independent Innovation of Agriculture Science and Technology in Jiangsu CX(21)3065Special Fund for Sciences Research in Zhenjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences KYYW2024006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate yield estimation is vital for precision wheat management and breeding. Traditional methods based on single growth stages or single-source data cannot capture cumulative growth effects, limiting prediction accuracy. UAV remote sensing provides high-resolution, multi-source, and multi-temporal data, enabling improved non-destructive yield estimation. In this study, UAV-based multispectral and RGB imagery were collected at six key growth stages, and vegetation indices, texture, and color features were extracted to develop yield prediction models using RF, XGBoost, and KNN under single- and multi-temporal scenarios. The results showed that red-edge-based vegetation indices were highly sensitive to wheat yield and outperformed texture- and color-based features. Multi-feature fusion further improved prediction accuracy at key growth stages, particularly during booting and flowering (R

Indexed as

machine learningmulti-temporal data fusionplant phenomicsUAV remote sensingwheat yield estimation

Identifiers

PMID42122837
PMCPMC13165332

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.