Automated process to identify optimal conditions and practices to grow plants with specific attributes
OwnerJerome D. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention identifies the optimal genetics, environment, and management practices and predicts the probability of growing a crop with the desired attributes, quantifies the attribute, scores relative performance, and identifies actions management can take to increase probability of growing plants with specific attributes. The present invention uses an improved technique of data acquisition known as intelligent sampling. Intelligent sampling functions by identifying a minimal dataset that is used to train the model disclosed herein while still achieving acceptable accuracy.
Claims7
A computerized system for identifying optimal growing conditions to achieve specific outcomes and for predicting a probability of successfully growing a crop with desired outcomes comprising:
- at least one measuring device for measuring growing conditions and outcomes comprising:
- a spectrometer, an alcohol analyzer, a refractometer, a titrator, and a
- moisture analyzer configured to test and measure location-specific attributes;
- wherein said at least one measuring device transmits collected data to a computer and a database;
- and wherein said computer is programmed to:
- capture said data needed to minimize redundancy and duplication;
- derive said data via captured samples of cropping related elements at specified locations;
- apply causative relationships between growing conditions and crop attributes to a plurality of fields;
- predict, within said plurality of fields, said probability of successfully growing said crop with desired outcomes;
- score a performance of said crop with desired outcomes;
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- identify issues that are limiting attributes via a plurality of machine learning operations comprising a generalized linear model, a generalized additive model, a non-parametric regression operation, a random forest classifier, a spatial regression operation, a Bayesian regression model, a time series analysis, a Bayesian network, a Guassian network, a decision tree learning operation, an artificial neural network a recurrent neural network, a reinforcement learning operation, a linear/non-linear regression operation, a support vector machine, a clustering operation, and a genetic algorithm operation, wherein said issues are based on at least one result from said at least one measuring device;
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- said database containing data collected from said at least one measuring device, desired outcomes, and their relationships.
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