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g n M.S. Borhan , S. Panigrahi , M.A. Satter , H. Gu aResearch Specialist, Agricultural and Biosyst b Professor of Electrical and Computer Engine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dep cGraduate Student, Computer Science Departm y Depa chlorophyll content with a high R2 of 0.88). The multiple regression otosynthesis. Nitro- for chlorop ecule that t affect th tion and maintenance of leaf chlorophyll can resu limited supply of nutrients and from other envir factors such as excess heavy metal content [3,4]. The defi- ciency of any of these several nutrient elements generally reduces pigment formation and subsequent leaf color (green to pale yellow); limiting those nutrients would increase reflec- tance because of decreased radiation absorption. To increase * Corresponding author at: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA. E-mail addresses: md.borhan@ndus.edu (M.S. Borhan), spanigr@purdue.edu (S. Panigrahi), msatter@ndsu.edu (M.A. Satter), huanzhong.gu@ndsu.edu (H. Gu). Avai lab le a t www.sc ienced i rec t .com INFORMATION PROCESSING IN A journal homepage: www.e Peer review under responsibility of China Agricultural University. 1. Introduction Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in plants, algae, and bacteria that gives them their green color. It also enables them to absorb the light necessary for ph gen (N2) is an essential nutrient element thesis and is a part of the chlorophyll mol photosynthesis [1,2]. The conditions tha http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inpa.2017.07.005 2214-3173 � 2017 China Agricultural University. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). hyll syn- enhances e produc- lt from a onmental Prediction accuracy model (using all features) provided anaverageprediction accuracyof 85.08%andamaximum accuracy of 99.8%. The prediction model using only mean gray value of red band showed an average accuracy of 81.6% with a maximum accuracy of 99.14%. � 2017 China Agricultural University. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc- nd/4.0/). SPAD meter Regression model predicted the d Senior Software Developer, Psycholog A R T I C L E I N F O Article history: Received 8 May 2017 Received in revised form 11 July 2017 Accepted 18 July 2017 Available online 28 July 2017 Keywords: Computer imaging Chlorophyll ems Engineering Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA ering Technology, Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; and former professor of artment, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA ent, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA rtment, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA A B S T R A C T Facilitating non-contact measurement, a computer-imaging systemwas devised and evalu- ated to predict the chlorophyll content in potato leaves. A charge-coupled device (CCD) cam- era pairedwith two optical filters and light chamber was used to acquire green (550 ± 40 nm) and red band (700 ± 40 nm) images from the same leaf. Potato leaves from 15 plants differing in coloration (green to yellow) and age were selected for this study. Histogram based image features, such as mean and variances of green and red band images, were extracted from the histogram. Regression analyses demonstrated that the variations in SPADmeter reading couldbeexplainedby themeangrayandvariancesof grayscalevalues.Thefitted least square models based on themean gray scale levelswere inversely related to the chlorophyll content of the potato leaf with a R2 of 0.87 using a green band image andwith an R2 of 0.79 using a red band image.With the extracted four image features, thedevelopedmultiple linear regression a,* b c d Evaluation of computer imagin predicting the SPAD readings i technique for potato leaves GRICULTURE 4 (2017) 275–282 l sev ier .com/ locate / inpa over time may affect its physiological status [9]. Piekielek and to estimate water stress in muskmelon. All these systems g r crop yield, techniques for monitoring the nutritional status of crop plants, which involve the routine collection of foliar tis- sue and chemical analysis (solvent extraction method), have been developed. Such monitoring techniques are relatively expensive and time consuming. Thus, easier and more effi- cient methods of rapid screening would be useful to farmers. The SPAD-502 chlorophyll meter (Spectrum Technologies Inc., Plainfield, IL), is a rapid, non-destructive, and hand held spectral device that is widely used for in-situ measurement of N deficiency in the laboratory and in the field [5–8]. Plant greenness can be measured non-destructively using a SPAD- 502 meter. This meter, which is sensitive to photosynthetic green pigment of individual leaf, is suitable for small plot areas. The SPAD meter reading is related to the amount of chlorophyll present in the leaf. These meter readings are related to leaf greenness by transmitting light from light emit- ting diode through a leaf at wavelengths 650 and 940 nm. The 650 nm light corresponds to a peak chlorophyll attenuation of red light. The infrared (IR) 940 nm signal is not absorbed by chlorophyll. The signal from the silicon photo diodes used to detect the transmitted light is received by a microproces- sor, which linearizes the signal and calculates a unit-less SPAD value [9]: SPAD ¼ A log10 RC� RC � � � log10 IRC� IRC � �� � þ B ð1Þ where A and B are constants; RC and IRC are current (amperes) from red and infrared (IR) detectors, respectively, with the sample in place; RC� and IRC are currents from the red and IR detectors, respectively, without a sample [10]. A SPAD or chlorophyll meter reading is calculated by a micro- processor and is determined from the difference in light attenuation. Generally, the SPAD (chlorophyll) meter clamps on intact leaves and instantly generates readings that ranged from 0 to 50. Those readings are merely the indication of greenness, not the chlorophyll concentration. Thus, it is necessary to find a numerical correlation between SPAD meter readings and the foliar chlorophyll concentration to predict the chlorophyll amount in plant leaves [6]. Relationship (R2) between SPAD- 502 meter readings and extractable total chlorophyll (fresh weight basis) in strawberry leaves was reported to be 0.92 [11]. The regression between total chlorophyll contents and SPAD readings of wheat, rice, and soybean leave samples extracted with dimethyl sulfoxide results a relationship (R2) of 0.93 [12]. Similarly, a relationship (R2) of 0.98 was found between fresh leave tissue chlorophyll determined using sol- vent extraction methods and SPAD meter readings [8]. They also reported that chlorophyll values were differed by �6% when SPAD values converted from radiometric to solvent extracted chlorophyll units. Chlorophyll meter readings can be influenced by many factors other than nitrogen (N) alone such as environmental and crop leaves characteristics [2,13,14]. Anything that can alter the color of plants (i.e., diseases, other nutrient deficien- cies, variety differences, etc.) can influence the chlorophyll meter readings [15]. It is also recommended that growers use a calibration curve specific for each crop variety. The 276 I n f o r m a t i o n P r o c e s s i n g i n A SPADmeter has been used to estimate chlorophyll concentra- tions and infer the nitrogen status of single leaves of wheat demonstrated that a CCD cameracould produce data that can be used to assess the status of the plants in the field. Therefore, the overall goal of this research was to determine the suitability of a computer imaging technique (using black and white CCD camera) to predict chlorophyll content of potato plants. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the capability of a monochrome computer imaging technique for predicting SPAD meter readings while acquiring pictures on potato leaves. 2. Materials and methods 2.1. Leaf sample collection and chlorophyll measurements Potato leaves from one genotype of potato cultivar Russet Bur- bank (Solanum Tuberosum) were collected from an experimen- tal field of North Dakota State university. Leaf from stage five (5th leaf), counted from the top of the potato plant and was collected 65 days after planting. Fifteen potato leaves differing in chlorophyll content (SPAD values in this research) were randomly selected from potato plants grown in an experi- mental plot at North Dakota State University, ND, Fargo. These leaves were selected based on the color (green to pale yellow) and age difference. A Minolta brand chlorophyll meter (Model SPAD-502; Spectrum Technologies Inc. Plainfield, IL) was used to measure the chlorophyll reading of each leaf before its images were acquired. Mean of five readings from each leaf was recorded as SPAD value. 2.2. Image acquisition Each leaf was placed on a smooth, black surface, directly under the vertically mounted camera (Fig. 1). The leaf was Fox [17] found that chlorophyll meters detect N deficiency in corn as early as the V6 growth stage by measurement on the fifth leaf. The SPAD meters cannot be used for on-the-go measure- ments of nitrogen due to their configurations and working principle that needs physical contact with leaves [18]. In con- trast, portable handheld radiometers measure reflected light remotely without making any contact, and the same area can be measured without any damage to the plants or leaves. In this technique, many plants are averaged in a single mea- surement, avoiding point sampling problems with the SPAD meter. Use of a CCD (charge-coupled device) camera to cap- ture images offers an additional method for assessing green- ness of crops as well as the parameters that can be sensed remotely. Dymond and Trotter [19] used a CCD camera to obtain color images of forest and posture targets from air- craft. Clarke [20] used a pair of black and white cameras with filters in paired with a thermal imaging system in an aircraft and corn, and other crops [10,16]. Its use for characterizing the senescence of whole canopies is limited by operator bias particularly in selecting leaves for SPAD measurements [9]. On the other hand, repeated measurements on the same leaf i c u l t u r e 4 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 2 7 5 –2 8 2 adjusted for better exposure of the entire leaf. Two tungsten halogen lamps with an input of 120 VAC were used for segmentation was not required. To process the images and extract features, a subroutine was written and implemented in the C++ programming language. Image features were cal- culated using the relations illustrated in Fig. 2 [23]. 2.4. Data analysis Four features (mean and variance at each of these two bands) were extracted from the images to predict chlorophyll meter readings. Image features, such as mean gray value and vari- I n f o r m a t i o n P r o c e s s i n g i n A g r i c u l t u r e 4 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 2 7 5 –2 8 2 277 illumination. The output of these lamps was 250W. Positions of the lamps were adjusted such that the leaves were uni- formly illuminated without any shadow. Front lighting was used. It has been observed that the reflectances in the green band at 550 nm and the upper edge of the red band at 710 nm were better correlated with crop nitrogen status. Based on the findings of other researchers [21,22], two band- pass filters, i.e., green filter (550 ± 40 nm) and red filter (700 ± 40 nm) were used for this study. Acquired images using those two filters were termed as green and red band images respectively. A Sony CCD (Model XC-77) black and white camera (Sony Corporation, New York, NY) fitted with a Navitron (Navitron Communication, Vancouver, BC) TV zoom lens (18–108 mm) was used to capture the images of potato leaves. The zoom lens was fitted with 550 and 700 nm filters to acquire images of same leave in green and red band, respectively. The camera has a 6.4 � 4.8 mm CCD imager with active pixels of 682 H � 492 V resolutions. Image processing hardware used to digitize the images consisted of a Matrox Meteor frame grabber (Matrox Inc., Dorval, Quebec). The frame grabber has 640 H � 480 V (RS-170) pixels. The digital video to PCI interface supports 8-bit mono (256 gray levels) and 15-bit and 24-bit RGB resolution that can display acquired images at 30 frames per second. 2.3. Image processing and feature extraction The captured images were stored as ‘tiff files’ in a microcom- puter. Histogram-based image features, such as mean gray Fig. 1 – Schematic diagram of image acquisition system. value and variance, were used to predict chlorophyll meter readings. In this study, whole leaflet was under the field of view of the camera i.e. whole leaflet was pictured, thus Fig. 2 – Calculation of image features from histogra ances, were extracted from each spectral image (550 nm and 700 nm band) of the potato leaves. Statistical analyses of those features were also conducted to evaluate the pre- dictability of chlorophyll content using histogram based image features. Various regression models, such as simple and multiple linear regression, were used to describe the rela- tionship among these image features with measured chloro- phyll meter readings. All regression models were developed using the SAS package [24]. The average prediction accuracies and associated errors of five different statistical models were determined using the following equation [25]. Average Prediction Accuracyð%Þ ¼ 1 N X 1� Absoulute error Actual output � �� � � 100 ð3Þ where, N = Total number of observations in a dataset. The fol- lowing additional parameters were also calculated to com- pare the performance of the models. Absolute error = Absolute difference between actual and predicted output values. Minimum error = Minimum among individual absolute error in a given dataset. Maximum error = Maximum among individual absolute error in a given dataset. Minimum accuracy = Minimum prediction accuracy observed in a given dataset. Maximum accuracy = Maximum prediction accuracy observed in a given dataset. 3. Results A total of 15 leaves randomly selected varying in color and thus chlorophyll content. Spectral images were acquired at the 550 nm and 700 nm bands (center wavelength) from each leaf sample (Fig. 3). Figs. 4 and 5 show the histograms of 15 images at the 550 nm and 700 nm bands, respectively. m data from both green and red band images. showed a decreasing trend with the increased chlorophyll content as indicated in the SPAD meter readings (Table 1). This finding is likely due to more greenness of the leaves absorbs more light in the visible spectrum and decreases the reflectance. In general, chlorophyll absorbs light in the red and the blue regions of the visible light spectrum. Regression models were developed and evaluated to pre- dict chlorophyll meter readings based on four extracted image features such as mean and variances of green and red band images. Initially, simple linear regression models were evaluated taking one feature at a time. Then, a multiple linear regression model was also developed to predict chloro- phyll contentrepresented by SPAD meter readings. All four features showed negative relationships with the chlorophyll (SPAD meter readings; Table 2). The regression between red- 278 I n f o r m a t i o n P r o c e s s i n g i n A g r i c u l t u r e 4 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 2 7 5 –2 8 2 Histograms of the images for both bands showed variations over 15 levels of leaf color (chlorophyll content). Overall, mean values of all four features extracted in this study Fig. 3 – Potato leaf images at two spectral bands. Top (green band) and bottom (red band). Fig. 4 – Histogram of images band mean gray values (GLMRB) and the SPADmeter readings (Model 1) showed a linear relationship with a coefficient of determination (R2) of �0.87 (Fig. 6). Subsequently, regression between green-band mean gray values (GLMGB) and the SPAD meter readings (Model 2) showed a linear relationship with an R2 of �0.79 (Fig. 7). This implies that the regression models account for approximately 87% and 79% of the total variations in the SPAD readings about their mean, respectively, were explained by mean gray level values of the spectral images acquired at the 700 ± 40 and 550 ± 40 nm bands, respectively. Additional regression analyses were performed to evaluate the capabilities of green and red band variances to predict SPAD readings. The linear regression using (red band variance (GLVRB) referred as Model-3 and green band variance (GLVGB) designated as Model-4 (Table 3) resulted R2 of 0.58 and 0.61, respectively (Figs. 8 and 9). It was observed that statistical regression models using mean gray values for both band images were performed better than those using variances. Analyses also showed that image features such as mean gray values and variances at both spectral bands (550 and 700 nm) were inter correlated (Table 2). A stepwise regression proce- dure was also followed to identify the significant features since extracted image features were correlated. The stepwise procedure identified the redmean gray value as the significant feature at 15% (/ = 0.15) significance level, which was Model-1 with a R2 of 0.87. Regression analysiswas also conducted using the multiple regression model to predict chlorophyll content. acquired at 550 nm band. I n f o r m a t i o n P r o c e s s i n g i n A g r i c u l t u r e 4 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 2 7 5 –2 8 2 279 The multiple regression model (Model-5) used all 4 features and it resulted in the highest coefficient of determination of 0.88 (Fig. 10) compared to other previously developed regres- sion models. In this model (Model 5), account for 88% of the total variations in the SPAD reading about their mean were explained using 4 image features together (Table 3). The Fig. 5 – Histogram of images Table 1 – Calculated image features from 15 leaf images (n = 15) Leaves Gray values of red band Images Gra Mean Variance Me 1 75.43 158.45 101 2 209.35 629.14 207 3 169.79 382.99 162 4 140.26 137.94 133 5 77.02 100.58 103 6 167.22 370.64 159 7 145.80 422.49 146 8 110.30 223.08 124 9 125.40 250.64 129 10 128.94 190.17 133 11 84.82 122.09 85.3 12 79.44 128.25 82.0 13 91.09 107.32 88.4 14 140.26 137.94 124 15 78.15 94.62 81.9 Table 2 – Correlation coefficient of different image features with Variable GLMGB GLVGB GLMGB 1.000 0.7438 GLVGB 0.7438 1.000 GLMRB 0.9267 0.8286 GLVRB 0.6840 0.7628 CHLO. �0.8685 �0.5809 GLMRB = Gray level mean red band image (770 nm), GLMGB = Gray level image (550 nm), GLVRB = Variance of red band image (700 nm). observed R2 of Model-5 was very close to the R2 of Model-1 (0.87). Table 3 compares the prediction accuracies and errors of different statistical models. Model-1 (GLMRB) performed best of all regression models. The observed minimum, maxi- mum, and average prediction accuracies were 20.49, 99.19, and 82%, respectively. Subsequently, minimum, maximum, acquired at 700 nm band. differing in color. y values of green band Images SPAD readings an Variance .51 298.91 29.90 .63 785.87 3.00 .05 365.91 11.30 .20 271.83 19.90 .86 249.48 40.10 .76 421.74 11.85 .14 595.32 21.30 .82 343.70 32.85 .07 467.04 22.55 .44 421.96 31.25 3 178.01 37.55 0 132.43 43.90 1 102.18 35.05 .85 415.00 11.55 7 129.32 39.00 SPAD meter readings. GLMRB GLVRB CHLO. 0.9267 0.6840 �0.86085 0.8286 0.7628 �0.5809 1.000 0.8025 �0.7918 0.8025 1.000 �0.6083 �0.7918 �0.6083 1.000 mean green band image (550 nm); GLVGB = Variance of green band Fig. 6 – Linear regression of gray level mean and chlorophyll content (represented by SPAD meter readings) at 700 nm band. Fig. 8 – Linear regression of gray level variance and chlorophyll content (represented by SPADmeter readings) at 700 nm band. 280 I n f o r m a t i o n P r o c e s s i n g i n A g r i c u l t u r e 4 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 2 7 5 –2 8 2 and average absolute errors of prediction were found to be 0.28, 9.34, and 3.19, respectively. Multiple regression model (Model-5) produced the highest average prediction accuracy (85%) and the lowest average absolute error of prediction (2.97) among all regression Table 3 – Comparison of actual and predicted SPAD meter readi Model number Feature (s) Absolute error Min. Max. Model-1 GLMRB 0.282 9.34 Model-2 GLMGB 0.426 14.34 Model-3 GLVRB 0.018 26.25 Model-4 GLVGB 0.198 13.67 Model-5 All four features 0.065 9.78 Model-1: Linear regression between red band mean gray value (GLMRB) Model-2: Linear regression between green band mean gray value (GLMGB Model-3: Linear regression between variances of red band images (GLVR Model-4: Linear regression between variances of green band images (GLV Model-5: Multiple regression taking all four features and SPAD meter rea *1 Implies an over prediction (2.24 times) with respect to actual value. *2 Implies an over prediction (3.27 times) with respect to actual value. *3 Implies an over prediction (2.24 times) with respect to actual value. Fig. 7 – Linear regression of gray level mean and chlorophyll content (represented by SPAD meter readings) at 550 nm band. models. The maximum prediction accuracy was 99.8%. However, the observed minimum prediction accuracy using Model-5 was only 50.8%. The observed maximum and average absolute errors were found to be 0.065 and 9.78 respectively. Although the difference between Model 1 (with redmean only ngs using different regression models. R2 Prediction accuracy (%) Mean Min. Max. Mean 3.19 �0.87 20.49 99.19 81.57 4.33 �0.79 �24.14*1 98.90 72.24 6.93 �0.58 �127.3*2 97.55 48.64 6.48 �0.61 �21.02*3 96.07 65.05 2.97 0.88 50.79 99.83 85.08 and SPAD meter reading. ) and SPAD meter reading. B) and SPAD meter reading. GB) and SPAD meter reading. ding. Fig. 9 – Linear regression of gray level variance and chlorophyll content (represented by SPADmeter readings) at 550 nm band. g r i as feature) and Model 5 (with all four features) based on aver- age prediction accuracy is small, both the models could be used to predict SPAD meter readings. Thus, this study inferred that histogram based image features have potential to predict chlorophyll content of potato leaves. 4. Discussion SPAD readings are the indicator of leaf greenness and thus chlorophyll or nitrogen status of plants. The SPAD reading is calculated by an inbuilt microprocessor after acquiring and comparing current signals from red and infrared band detec- tors (photo diodes) with and without leaf. In this study, unlike SPAD readings, image based features extracted from two specific band images (550 ± 40 and 700 ± 40) were attempted to correlate with SPAD readings aiming at determining the leaf chlorophyll content using computer imaging. Our assumption was that if a computer imaging technology can be used to predict SPAD readings,then image based features can also be used to predict chlorophyll contents of the plant Fig. 10 – Multiple regression results taking all four features to predict chlorophyll content (represented by SPAD meter readings). I n f o r m a t i o n P r o c e s s i n g i n A leaves. To interpret or convert SPAD readings into chlorophyll con- centrations, it is required to establish a numerical relation- ship (correlation) between SPAD readings and the chlorophyll amount (concentration) in plant leaves deter- mined by wet chemistry (solvent extraction) method [6]. Pre- vious studies on establishing relationship of SPAD readings and actual foliar chlorophyll concentrations were found in the literature [8,11,12]. A coefficient of determination (R2) between SPAD-502 readings and extractable total chlorophyll in strawberry leaves was stated 0.92 [11]. Monje and Bugbee [12] reported R2 of 0.90–0.93 between total chlorophyll con- tents and SPAD readings of wheat, rice, and soybean leave samples extracted with dimethyl sulfoxide. Similarly, a R2 of 0.98 was found between fresh leave tissue chlorophyll deter- mined by solvent extraction methods and SPAD meter read- ings with an error of approximately �6% between actual chlorophyll concentration and chlorophyll concentration pre- dicted by SPAD readings when SPAD values converted from radiometric to solvent extracted chlorophyll units [8]. However, none of the previous studies reported prediction accuracy of the SPAD readings and chlorophyll concentra- tions to be compared with the results from this study. In this research, we did not determine the chlorophyll concentration of the leaves to be correlated with image fea- tures instead regressed with SPAD readings. A multiple regression model (using all features) provided an R2 average prediction accuracy, and a maximum accuracy of 0.88, 85%, and 99.8%, respectively. Average prediction accuracy of 85% and an R2 of 0.88 with a low absolute error (�3) are reason- ably good with this types of application. Inherently, the chlorophyll concentration sensing (SPAD and imaging tech- nologies) is affected by environmental and crop leaves char- acteristics such as the light-scattering properties of leaf cells and the nonhomogeneous distribution of chlorophyll in leaves appear to regulate the ability of the sensing systems to estimate in vivo chlorophyll concentration [12,25]. Thus, this research demonstrated that image based features can also be used to predict chlorophyll contents of the plant leaves. However, for field application, prototype of a portable, handheld, compact, and miniature version of the laboratory prototype needs to be developed. In a field prototype, a minia- ture imaging system will consist of an imaging sensor (cam- era), LCD image display, inbuilt LED light chamber, and leaf platform. All optoelectronic components will integrate and interface in a light proof enclosure coupled with a smart but low-cost microprocessor (raspberry Pi-2 with field pro- grammable gate array) based image storage, image signal pro- cessing and modeling, and will result in displaying capabilities. With the rapid advancement of computer and electronic technologies, low-cost electronics such as camera and microprocessors are available for both laboratory and field uses. An imaging system for measuring chlorophyll can be a cost effective alternative for SPAD meter ($2000.00). A well designed and tested imaging system can be used as a conventional method by the farmers. However, the size of the imaging systemmay be little larger than an existing alter- native (SPAD meter) and the prolonged use of the system in the field may cause the battery to run out. The imaging sys- tem can be provided with a strap to support it from shoulder. A larger capacity battery can be used or a light emitting diode (LED) light can be used to increase the operational duration of the imaging system in field condition. 5. Summary and conclusions A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of com- puter imaging techniques as a non-contact measurement option for predicting SPAD meter reading as chlorophyll con- tent in potato leaves. Appropriate image acquisition and pro- cessing techniques were developed to acquire the images of potato leaves with varying measured chlorophyll levels. His- togram based features (mean and variance) from two spectral band images were extracted. The multiple linear regression model (Model-5) predicted SPAD meter readings with a very high correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.88). The individual fea- tures, such as mean gray values at 700 nm and 550 nm bands, were found to be highly correlated with measured SPAD read- c u l t u r e 4 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 2 7 5 –2 8 2 281 ings with a R2 of �0.87 and �0.79, respectively. Average pre- diction accuracy of the multiple regression model (using all four features) was 85%. The average prediction accuracy obtained using only red mean gray level was 81.6%. The observed average prediction accuracy using green mean gray level was 72.24%. Thus, this research indicates the suitability of laboratory-based monochrome imaging technique for chlorophyll prediction. Additional investigation is needed to further evaluate this finding on a large sample size and in the field condition. For field application, prototype of a porta- ble, handheld, compact, and miniature version of the labora- tory prototype needs to be devised, in which a miniature (3):263–9. Sens 1983;4:93–100. [5] Nguyen GN, Panozzo J, Spangenberg G, Kant S. 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Evaluation of computer imaging technique for predicting the SPAD readings in potato leaves 1 Introduction 2 Materials and methods 2.1 Leaf sample collection and chlorophyll measurements 2.2 Image acquisition 2.3 Image processing and feature extraction 2.4 Data analysis 3 Results 4 Discussion 5 Summary and conclusions Acknowledgements References
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