arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 10

UAV3DCrop: Benchmarking 3D Reconstruction in Repeated Multi-Angle UAV Crop Surveys

arXiv:2608. 06404v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Accurate 3D crop monitoring underpins data-driven precision agriculture by enabling field-scale analysis of plant structure, growth dynamics, and management response.

By Junxiong Zhou, Xuechen Li, Chonghao Qiu, Lang Qiao, Xiaowei Jia, Qi Yang, Chishan Zhang, Leikun Yin, Nanshan You, Vipin Kumar, David Mulla, Ce Yang, Zhenong Jin, Licheng Liu
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 17

MCLC-NET: Multimodal Continual Learning for Leaf Counting

The paper introduces MCLC‑NET, a multimodal continual learning framework for leaf counting that sequentially learns tasks using a memory buffer to retain key samples. It also presents MMLC, a new real‑world dataset containing RGB, depth, and thermal images across different crops and environmental conditions, organized in crop‑wise, time‑wise, and mixed orderings. Experiments show that MCLC‑NET outperforms existing methods on all three task orderings, achieving the lowest average mean squared errors.

By Ruchi Bhatt, Pratibha Kumari, Shreya Bansal, Vedant Agnihotri, Dwarikanath Mahapatra, Mukesh Saini
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 24

From greenhouse climate to individual leaves: an organ-resolved model of lettuce growth

A unified framework was created to simulate lettuce growth by modeling each leaf’s physiology and structure within a greenhouse environment. The model integrates leaf-level photosynthesis, carbon allocation, and 3‑D plant growth in NVIDIA Isaac Sim, allowing radiation interception to influence growth and vice versa. Validation against greenhouse data shows low prediction errors and demonstrates how variations in light, CO₂, and plant position affect dry weight, leaf number, and tipburn incidence.

By Md Hasibur Rahman, Faraz Ahmed, Hafiz Muhammad Bilal, Daniel Wells, Dylan Tobin, Tanzeel U. Rehman