Assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral UAV imagery

Weeds compete with crops and are hard to differentiate and identify due to their similarities in color, shape, and size. In this study, the weed species present in sorghum (sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) fields, such as amaranth (Amaranthus macrocarpus), pigweed (Portulaca oleracea), mallow weed (Malv...

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Main Authors: Che’Ya, Nik Norasma, Dunwoody, Ernest, Gupta, Madan
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96095/
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author Che’Ya, Nik Norasma
Dunwoody, Ernest
Gupta, Madan
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Dunwoody, Ernest
Gupta, Madan
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description Weeds compete with crops and are hard to differentiate and identify due to their similarities in color, shape, and size. In this study, the weed species present in sorghum (sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) fields, such as amaranth (Amaranthus macrocarpus), pigweed (Portulaca oleracea), mallow weed (Malva sp.), nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus), liver seed grass (Urochoa panicoides), and Bellive (Ipomea plebeian), were discriminated using hyperspectral data and were detected and analyzed using multispectral images. Discriminant analysis (DA) was used to identify the most significant spectral bands in order to discriminate weeds from sorghum using hyperspectral data. The results demonstrated good separation accuracy for Amaranthus macrocarpus, Urochoa panicoides, Malva sp., Cyperus rotundus, and Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench at 440, 560, 680, 710, 720, and 850 nm. Later, the multispectral images of these six bands were collected to detect weeds in the sorghum crop fields using object-based image analysis (OBIA). The results showed that the differences between sorghum and weed species were detectable using the six selected bands, with data collected using an unmanned aerial vehicle. Here, the highest spatial resolution had the highest accuracy for weed detection. It was concluded that each weed was successfully discriminated using hyperspectral data and was detectable using multispectral data with higher spatial resolution.
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spelling upm-960952023-02-24T03:49:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96095/ Assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral UAV imagery Che’Ya, Nik Norasma Dunwoody, Ernest Gupta, Madan Weeds compete with crops and are hard to differentiate and identify due to their similarities in color, shape, and size. In this study, the weed species present in sorghum (sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) fields, such as amaranth (Amaranthus macrocarpus), pigweed (Portulaca oleracea), mallow weed (Malva sp.), nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus), liver seed grass (Urochoa panicoides), and Bellive (Ipomea plebeian), were discriminated using hyperspectral data and were detected and analyzed using multispectral images. Discriminant analysis (DA) was used to identify the most significant spectral bands in order to discriminate weeds from sorghum using hyperspectral data. The results demonstrated good separation accuracy for Amaranthus macrocarpus, Urochoa panicoides, Malva sp., Cyperus rotundus, and Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench at 440, 560, 680, 710, 720, and 850 nm. Later, the multispectral images of these six bands were collected to detect weeds in the sorghum crop fields using object-based image analysis (OBIA). The results showed that the differences between sorghum and weed species were detectable using the six selected bands, with data collected using an unmanned aerial vehicle. Here, the highest spatial resolution had the highest accuracy for weed detection. It was concluded that each weed was successfully discriminated using hyperspectral data and was detectable using multispectral data with higher spatial resolution. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 Article PeerReviewed Che’Ya, Nik Norasma and Dunwoody, Ernest and Gupta, Madan (2021) Assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral UAV imagery. Agronomy-Basel, 11 (7). art. no. 1435. pp. 1-16. ISSN 2073-4395 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1435 10.3390/agronomy11071435
spellingShingle Che’Ya, Nik Norasma
Dunwoody, Ernest
Gupta, Madan
Assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral UAV imagery
title Assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral UAV imagery
title_full Assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral UAV imagery
title_fullStr Assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral UAV imagery
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral UAV imagery
title_short Assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral UAV imagery
title_sort assessment of weed classification using hyperspectral reflectance and optimal multispectral uav imagery
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96095/
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