Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems

A novel total ensemble (TE) algorithm was developed and compared with random forest optimization (RFO), gradient boosted machines (GBM), partial least squares (PLS), Cubist and Bayesian additive regression tree (BART) algorithms to predict numerous soil health indicators in soils with diverse climat...

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Autores principales: Recha, John W.M., Olale, Kennedy O., Sila, Andrew, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116303
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author Recha, John W.M.
Olale, Kennedy O.
Sila, Andrew
Ambaw, Gebermedihin
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Solomon, Dawit
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Olale, Kennedy O.
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Recha, John W.M.
Sila, Andrew
Solomon, Dawit
author_facet Recha, John W.M.
Olale, Kennedy O.
Sila, Andrew
Ambaw, Gebermedihin
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Solomon, Dawit
author_sort Recha, John W.M.
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description A novel total ensemble (TE) algorithm was developed and compared with random forest optimization (RFO), gradient boosted machines (GBM), partial least squares (PLS), Cubist and Bayesian additive regression tree (BART) algorithms to predict numerous soil health indicators in soils with diverse climate-smart land uses at different soil depths. The study investigated how land-use practices affect several soil health indicators. Good predictions using the ensemble method were obtained for total carbon (R2 = 0.87; RMSE = 0.39; RPIQ = 1.36 and RPD = 1.51), total nitrogen (R2 = 0.82; RMSE = 0.03; RPIQ = 2.00 and RPD = 1.60), and exchangeable bases, m3. Cu, m3. Fe, m3. B, m3. Mn, exchangeable Na, Ca (R2 > 0.70). The performances of algorithms were in order of TE > Cubist > BART > PLS > GBM > RFO. Soil properties differed significantly among land uses and between soil depths. In Kenya, however, soil pH was not significant, except at depths of 45–100 cm, while the Fe levels in Tanzanian grassland were significantly high at all depths. Ugandan agroforestry had a substantially high concentration of ExCa at 0–15 cm. The total ensemble method showed better predictions as compared to other algorithms. Climate-smart land-use practices to preserve soil quality can be adopted for sustainable food production systems.
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spelling CGSpace1163032025-08-15T13:21:15Z Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems Recha, John W.M. Olale, Kennedy O. Sila, Andrew Ambaw, Gebermedihin Radeny, Maren A.O. Solomon, Dawit algorithms climate-smart soil quality land use A novel total ensemble (TE) algorithm was developed and compared with random forest optimization (RFO), gradient boosted machines (GBM), partial least squares (PLS), Cubist and Bayesian additive regression tree (BART) algorithms to predict numerous soil health indicators in soils with diverse climate-smart land uses at different soil depths. The study investigated how land-use practices affect several soil health indicators. Good predictions using the ensemble method were obtained for total carbon (R2 = 0.87; RMSE = 0.39; RPIQ = 1.36 and RPD = 1.51), total nitrogen (R2 = 0.82; RMSE = 0.03; RPIQ = 2.00 and RPD = 1.60), and exchangeable bases, m3. Cu, m3. Fe, m3. B, m3. Mn, exchangeable Na, Ca (R2 > 0.70). The performances of algorithms were in order of TE > Cubist > BART > PLS > GBM > RFO. Soil properties differed significantly among land uses and between soil depths. In Kenya, however, soil pH was not significant, except at depths of 45–100 cm, while the Fe levels in Tanzanian grassland were significantly high at all depths. Ugandan agroforestry had a substantially high concentration of ExCa at 0–15 cm. The total ensemble method showed better predictions as compared to other algorithms. Climate-smart land-use practices to preserve soil quality can be adopted for sustainable food production systems. 2021-11-12 2021-11-25T17:03:49Z 2021-11-25T17:03:49Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116303 en Open Access MDPI Recha JW, Olale KO, Sila A, Ambaw G, Radeny M, Solomon D. 2021. Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems. Soil Systems 5(4):69.
spellingShingle algorithms
climate-smart
soil quality
land use
Recha, John W.M.
Olale, Kennedy O.
Sila, Andrew
Ambaw, Gebermedihin
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Solomon, Dawit
Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems
title Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems
title_full Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems
title_fullStr Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems
title_full_unstemmed Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems
title_short Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems
title_sort ensemble modeling on near infrared spectra as rapid tool for assessment of soil health indicators for sustainable food production systems
topic algorithms
climate-smart
soil quality
land use
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116303
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