Weed detection in soybean fields using improved YOLOv7 and evaluating herbicide reduction efficacy

Jinyang Li, Wei Zhang, Hong Zhou, Chuntao Yu, Qingda Li · 2024

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Jinyang Li and co-authors published a study, with the head dated 2023, on spotting weeds in soybean fields with drones to cut herbicide use. Cutting spray use is a goal for greener farming, but checks still rely on slow hand work. The team ran field trials with four levels of reduced spraying. A drone gathered field images for a detection model.

Their improved model beat the base model and an enhanced variant on all measures. One spray method with a ten percent cut controlled weeds well without hurting soybean growth, judged by leaf area and dry weight. The authors present drone detection plus tuned spraying as a path to less herbicide with sound weed control.

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CREATORJinyang Li, Wei Zhang, Hong Zhou, Chuntao Yu, Qingda Li
YEAR2024
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE48 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC10808379

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