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用神经符号回归自动发现农田氮肥响应曲线,提升精准农业决策能力。

Learning Parametric Nitrogen Fertilizer Response Curves Using Neuro Symbolic Regression

论文配图:Learning Parametric Nitrogen Fertilizer Response Curves Using Neuro Symbolic Regression
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  • 结合变压器与遗传算法,从数据中挖掘共享的函数结构
  • 在真实冬小麦数据上,拟合误差低于二次-平台和指数模型
  • 适合需要解释性农情建模的研究者与智慧农业从业者

准确建模作物对氮肥的响应是精准农业的核心挑战,关乎经济收益与环境可持续性。现有方法或依赖预设参数形式,或使用难以解释的机器学习模型,限制了对特定地块功能关系的发现与理解。本文提出一种神经符号回归(Neuro Symbolic Regression, SR)方法,无需预设函数形式即可学习参数化氮肥响应曲线。通过基于变压器的多集合符号骨架预测策略,该方法能在多个子区域或管理区(MZs)间发现共享函数结构。通过对多样化输入子集进行构建并强制一致性,恢复出稳健的符号骨架,并利用遗传算法拟合观测数据。首先在合成一维问题上评估了其在不同认知不确定性下的鲁棒性,结果表明即使在数据稀疏情况下仍可恢复正确表达式。随后应用于真实冬小麦数据,为田块内不同管理区学习到差异化的参数化氮肥响应曲线。结果显示,所发现表达式的拟合误差低于二次-平台和指数函数等传统模型,且能捕捉空间区域间的多样行为。这证明神经符号回归在发现地块特异性农艺关系方面的潜力,有助于支持精准农业中的科学决策。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Accurately modeling crop response to Nitrogen (N) fertilization is a fundamental challenge in precision agriculture, as it impacts both economic returns and environmental sustainability. Existing approaches either rely on predefined parametric forms or opaque machine learning models, limiting their ability to interpret or discover site-specific functional relationships from data. In this work, we propose a neuro symbolic regression (SR) approach to learn parametric N-response curves without assuming a predefined functional form. Our approach integrates a transformer-based Multi-Set Symbolic Skeleton Prediction strategy, enabling the discovery of shared functional structures across multiple subdomains or management zones (MZs). By constructing diverse input subsets and enforcing consistency across them, the method recovers robust symbolic skeletons that are subsequently fitted to observed data using a genetic algorithm. This framework was first evaluated on synthetic one-dimensional problems to assess its robustness under varying levels of epistemic uncertainty. The results demonstrate the ability of the proposed SR approach to recover correct expressions even in data-scarce regimes. In this work, we present the results of applying our method to real-world winter wheat data, learning distinct parametric N-response curves for different MZs within a field. The results show that the discovered expressions not only achieve lower fitting errors than traditional models such as quadratic-plateau and exponential functions, but also capture diverse functional behaviors across spatial regions. This demonstrates the potential that neuro SR has to enable the discovery of site-specific agronomic relationships and support informed decision-making in precision agriculture.

符号回归精准农业神经符号作物建模

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