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Integrating Climate and Plant Variables with Machine Learning Models to Forecast Tomato Yield at Different Soil Moisture Levels

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Soils, food security and human health

Abstract

Accurately predicting crop yield in different environmental conditions and irrigation regimes plays a vital role in optimizing agricultural practices and ensuring food security. This research aims to develop a tomato yield estimation model using machine learning (ML) models such as artificial neural network (ANN), random forest (RF), and decision tree (DT) models, based on climate and plant variables. To enhance the models' performance and prevent overfitting, a hyper-parameter tuning technique was implemented through cross-validation. Field experiments were conducted during the 2022 and 2023 growing seasons, implementing three irrigation regimes: 100%, 75%, and 50% of the full irrigation requirements (FIR). The results demonstrate that the ML models effectively captured the relationship between input variables and tomato production under deficit irrigation, achieving a desirable level of accuracy. Impressively, these models showcased predictive prowess 3-7 weeks before the harvest period. The artificial neural network models yielded an average root mean squared error (RMSE) of 3.9 ton/ha and a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.95 for tomato yield prediction. The RF model displayed even better accuracy, with an RMSE of 3.50 ton/ha and an R2 of 0.96. The DT model forecasted tomato yield with an RMSE of 3.77 ton/ha and an R2 of 0.95. These findings highlight the practicality and reliability of utilizing climate and plant variables in combination with machine learning models to effectively manage tomato crop production, particularly when facing limited water availability for irrigation.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2024.308236.1829

Keywords

Water stress, Climate data, Plant Data, Ensemble Models, yield prediction, artificial neural network

Authors

First Name

Nadia

Last Name

Abd El-Fattah

MiddleName

G.

Affiliation

Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt;

Email

nadia_gamal91@mans.edu.eg

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abd El-baki

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt;

Email

mohamedsalah@mans.edu.eg

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Maher

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Affiliation

Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

Email

mmaher190@yahoo.com

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First Name

Salah

Last Name

Elsayed

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Evaluation of Natural Resources Department, Environmental Studies and Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Menoufia 32897, Egypt

Email

salah.emam@esri.usc.edu.eg

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Volume

64

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

49165

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-07-29

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

1,657

Page End

1,675

Print ISSN

0302-6701

Online ISSN

2357-0369

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/article_384123.html

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384,123

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19

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/

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Integrating Climate and Plant Variables with Machine Learning Models to Forecast Tomato Yield at Different Soil Moisture Levels

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23 Dec 2024