Collaborative Wheat Lodging Segmentation Semi-Supervised Learning Model Based on RSE-BiSeNet Using UAV Imagery

• Published in: Agronomy
• Main Authors: Hongbo Zhi, Baohua Yang, Yue Zhu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
• Subjects: lodging; segmentation; UAV; wheat; semi-supervised learning
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/11/2772

Lodging is a common natural disaster during wheat growth. The accurate identification of wheat lodging is of great significance for early warnings and post-disaster assessment. With the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), large-scale wheat lodging monitoring has become very convenient. In particular, semantic segmentation is widely used in the recognition of high-resolution field scene images from UAVs, providing a new technical path for the accurate identification of wheat lodging. However, there are still problems, such as insufficient wheat lodging data, blurred image edge information, and the poor accuracy of small target feature extraction, which limit the recognition of wheat lodging. To this end, the collaborative wheat lodging segmentation semi-supervised learning model based on RSE-BiseNet is proposed in this study. Firstly, ResNet-18 was used in the context path of BiSeNet to replace the original backbone network and introduce squeeze-and-excitation (SE) attention, aiming to enhance the expression ability of wheat lodging characteristics. Secondly, the segmentation effects of the collaborative semi-supervised and fully supervised learning model based on RSE-BiSeNet were compared using the self-built wheat lodging dataset. Finally, the test results of the proposed RSE-BiSeNet model were compared with classic network models such as U-Net, BiseNet, and DeepLabv3+. The experimental results showed that the wheat lodging segmentation model based on RSE-BiSeNet collaborative semi-supervised learning has a good performance. The method proposed in this study can also provide references for remote sensing UAVs, other field crop disaster evaluations, and production assistance.