Early Detection of Branched Broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) Infestation in Tomato Crops Using Leaf Spectral Analysis and Machine Learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.12074v1
• Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:00:32 GMT
• Title: Early Detection of Branched Broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) Infestation in Tomato Crops Using Leaf Spectral Analysis and Machine Learning
• Authors: Mohammadreza Narimani, Alireza Pourreza, Ali Moghimi, Parastoo Farajpoor, Hamid Jafarbiglu, Mohsen B. Mesgaran,
• Abstract summary: Branched broomrape threatens tomato production by extracting nutrients from the host.<n>We investigated early detection using leaf-level spectral reflectance and ensemble machine learning.
• Score: 0.2770822269241974
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Branched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) is a chlorophyll-deficient parasitic weed that threatens tomato production by extracting nutrients from the host. We investigate early detection using leaf-level spectral reflectance (400-2500 nm) and ensemble machine learning. In a field experiment in Woodland, California, we tracked 300 tomato plants across growth stages defined by growing degree days (GDD). Leaf reflectance was acquired with a portable spectrometer and preprocessed (band denoising, 1 nm interpolation, Savitzky-Golay smoothing, correlation-based band reduction). Clear class differences were observed near 1500 nm and 2000 nm water absorption features, consistent with reduced leaf water content in infected plants at early stages. An ensemble combining Random Forest, XGBoost, SVM with RBF kernel, and Naive Bayes achieved 89% accuracy at 585 GDD, with recalls of 0.86 (infected) and 0.93 (noninfected). Accuracy declined at later stages (e.g., 69% at 1568 GDD), likely due to senescence and weed interference. Despite the small number of infected plants and environmental confounders, results show that proximal sensing with ensemble learning enables timely detection of broomrape before canopy symptoms are visible, supporting targeted interventions and reduced yield losses.

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