Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2024, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 1368-1378.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20231311

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Comparison of simulation accuracy of leaf age models for horticultural crops driven by light and temperature factors

CHENG Chen1,2(), DONG Chaoyang3, ZHENG Shenghong4, ZHOU Yubo1, ZHONG Ning1, LI Wenming5, ZHU Yangchun1, DING Fenghua1, FENG Liping2, LI Zhenfa3,*()   

  1. 1. College of Ecology, Lishui University, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang, China
    2. College of Resources and Environment Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    3. Tianjin Climate Centre, Tianjin 300074, China
    4. Tea Research Institute, Lishui Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang, China
    5. Lishui Meteorological Bureau, Lishui 323050, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2023-11-20 Online:2024-06-25 Published:2024-07-02

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to improve the simulation accuracy of a universal leaf age model driven by light-temperature factors for horticultural crops. In order to achieve this, cucumber, celery, spinach, coriander, tulip, and tea were selected as experimental materials and 7 years (2016-2022) staged sowing experiment was conducted. Based on the relationship between crop growth and key weather factors (radiation and temperature), 4 modeling methods (accumulated temperature difference method, accumulated temperature method, physiological development time method, and accumulated product of thermal effectiveness and photosynthetically active radiation method), 6 approaches (mean value, mean of extreme values, median, stepwise regression, BP neural network, and Elman neural network) and 2 integration logics (direct and stepwise) were employed to integrate the simulation results, aiming to optimize the accuracy of the model used to construct the leaf age simulation model for horticultural crops. Results showed that: 1) The models under both integration logics exhibited high simulation accuracy, with the stepwise integration logic performing better than the direct integration logic. The differences in mean absolute error (MAE), mean relative error (MRE), root mean square error (RMSE), and normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) were 0.31 d, 0.33%, 0.40 d, and 0.46% respectively. 2) The optimal time scale for the models under both integration logics was hourly, while tea was the optimal crop type, and the Elman neural network integration simulation model was the optimal modeling method. The findings of this study can provide theoretical basis and technical support for intelligent production management and visualization of horticultural crops.

Key words: horticultural crops, leaf age model, stepwise regression, neural networks, algorithmic integration logic

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