Research on Fractional-Order Hyperspectral Diagnosis of Rubber Tree Leaf Powdery Mildew Based on TabPFN Model
HU Wen-feng1, CHEN Zhou-yang1, LI Chuang1, LUO Xiao-chuan1, ZHAO Yong-chen1, HE Yong2, TANG Rong-nian1*
1. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
2. School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Abstract:Powdery mildew (PM) is a common foliar disease that negatively impacts the health of rubber trees and the yield of natural rubber. Rapid and accurate disease diagnosis is essential for implementing precise control measures and ensuring optimal rubber production. This study employed hyperspectral imaging technology to analyze infected leaves in Hainan rubber plantations. Samples of rubber leaves at various infection levels were collected, and hyperspectral reflectance data ranging from 965.4 to 1 668.0 nm were obtained using hyperspectral imaging equipment. The hyperspectral data contained noise and redundant information. Three traditional models, namely Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), and Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP), as well as the Tabular Prior Data Fitting Network (TabPFN), which incorporates automatic feature weighting, were used to model and analyze both the raw spectral data and the full-band data preprocessed by Savitzky-Golay smoothing, Standard Normal Variate (SNV), and Fractional Order Differentiation (FOD). A multi-model evaluation identified the optimal spectral preprocessing method. To assess the feature weighting capability of TabPFN, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), ReliefF, Maximum Relevance Minimum Redundancy (mRMR), and HSICLasso algorithms were employed for feature selection, extracting sensitive bands associated with powdery mildew grading. The performance of the whole band and feature subsets was compared across different classifiers to determine the optimal model architecture. Finally, Shapley Additive Explanationswas used to analyze the key features and their influence on disease grading. The results showed that TabPFN outperformed all other models, demonstrating superior robustness and effective feature weighting selection. FOD preprocessing effectively reduced spectral noise and enhanced the extraction of essential detail features, resulting in the highest data quality improvement. The full-band TabPFN model with FOD preprocessing achieved a classification accuracy of 95.27%, surpassing traditional methods by 3.24%~13.24%. After applying HSICLasso to select 20 critical features, the accuracy remained at 94.31%, while reducing model complexity by nearly 90% and only decreasing accuracy by 1.01%. SHAP analysis identified the 1 160 nm and 1400 nm regions as key discriminatory bands, linked to C—H and O—H chemical bond vibrations. These bands correspond to the leaf's carbohydrate, lignin, and water content, indicating the model's ability to capture spectral responses related to physicochemical changes caused by powdery mildew. This study validates the integration of FOD and TabPFN for PM detection, providing an accurate model for assessing disease severity, which can aid in precise pesticide application and promote the health of rubber trees, ultimately improving rubber production.
Key words:Hyperspectral imaging; Rubber tree powdery mildew; Fractional order differential; Machine learning; Interpretability analysis
胡文锋,陈周洋,李 创,罗小川,赵永臣,何 勇,唐荣年. 基于TabPFN的分数阶高光谱橡胶树叶片白粉病诊断研究[J]. 光谱学与光谱分析, 2025, 45(12): 3332-3341.
HU Wen-feng, CHEN Zhou-yang, LI Chuang, LUO Xiao-chuan, ZHAO Yong-chen, HE Yong, TANG Rong-nian. Research on Fractional-Order Hyperspectral Diagnosis of Rubber Tree Leaf Powdery Mildew Based on TabPFN Model. SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS, 2025, 45(12): 3332-3341.
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