Sinsamutpadung, Natdanai
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Sinsamutpadung, Natdanai
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Sinsamutpadung, N.
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natdanai.si@kmitl.ac.th
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Item type:Publication, Simulation of emitter discharge along drip laterals under drip fertigation system using artificial neural network(2025-07-01); Simulation of emitter discharge under a drip fertigation system is important for capturing the variation in water and nutrient distribution to crops. This is important for an effective design and irrigation management for agricultural crops. Moreover, the field discharge measurements are laborious and time-consuming, hence the need for the development of a representative model. The application of artificial neural network to simulate drip emitter along drip laterals is new in the field of flow measurement under drip irrigation. The purpose of this study is to predict the emitter discharge along drip laterals using artificial neural network (ANN) and evaluate the performance of the model. The input parameters fed into the ANN include; pipe length away from the fertigation source, elevation heads and distance of emitter point along the laterals. The field measured discharge was considered as the output. Evaluation parameters considered for the designed drip fertigation system indicated high efficiency, in the range between 81 and 98%. Interaction effects were observed between the pipe length and elevation head on the uniformity coefficient (CU) and emitter discharge. When all data were simulated, the ANN model simulated the emitter discharge accurately and precisely along the drip laterals, with R<sup>2</sup> value ranging between 0.81 and 0.89, while the normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) was mostly below 20%, thus indicating a good prediction. The mean absolute error ranged between 0.034 and 0.048. Therefore, the ANN model was efficient for capturing the variation in emitter discharge well under the drip fertigation system. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Forecasting maize yield from growth parameters using machine learning in a biochar-inorganic fertilizer amended soil under drip irrigation(2025-12-01); ; Adeyeri, OluwafemiThe combined application of biochar and inorganic fertilizers has demonstrated significant potential to enhance crop productivity under both rainfed and irrigated conditions. However, predictive modeling approaches utilizing machine learning (ML) to simulate field outcomes under diverse agronomic scenarios remain understudied. This study addresses two critical objectives: (i) to evaluate the efficacy of ML models—Support Vector Machine (SVM), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), and Boosted Trees (BT)—in predicting maize grain yieldin biochar-inorganic fertizer amended soil under drip irrigation; and (ii) to identify the growth stage(s) and ML models that deliver the most accurate predictions. A three-year factorial field experiment was conducted during dry seasons, testing five biochar rates (0, 3, 6, 10 and 20 t/ha), two fertilizer levels (0 and 300 kg/ha), and deficit irrigation treatments (60%, 80%, and 100% of full irrigation). Growth parameters were measured at vegetative (35 days after planting – DAP), flowering stage (49 DAP), and maturity stage (77 DAP), with grain yield recorded at harvest (90 DAP). The measured growth parameters at the different DAP were used for the grain yield forecast. 70, 15 and 15% of the dataset were used for model training, validation and testing, respectively. Field results revealed progressive increases in growth parameters from vegetative to maturity stages, with treatment efficacy following the order: control < biochar-only < fertilizer-only < combined biochar-fertilizer. ML predictions mirrored this hierarchy, with ANN achieving superior accuracy (R² = 0.73–0.85, RMSE = 0.43–0.76, NRMSE = 0.095–0.17 at maturity) compared to SVM and BT. Predictive performance was weakest at the vegetative stage (35 DAP) but improved during flowering (49 DAP) and maturity (77 DAP), underscoring the importance of later growth data for reliable yield forecasting. This study demonstrates that ML models, particularly ANN, can effectively predict maize yield using accessible growth metrics, offering a cost- and labor-efficient complement to traditional field research. By enabling rapid scenario analysis, such models empower stakeholders to optimize resource allocation and inform crop management decisions under varying irrigation and soil amendment strategies.