Machine Vision Based Assessment of Fall Color Changes in Apple Trees: Exploring Relationship with Leaf Nitrogen Concentration

Apple trees being deciduous trees, shed leaves each year which is preceded by the change in color of leaves from green to yellow (also known as senescence) during the fall season. The rate and timing of color change are affected by the number of factors including nitrogen (N) deficiencies. The green color of leaves is highly dependent on the chlorophyll content, which in turn depends on the nitrogen concentration in the leaves. The assessment of the leaf color can give vital information on the nutrient status of the tree. The use of a machine vision based system to capture and quantify these timings and changes in leaf color can be a great tool for that purpose.

@article{paudel2025_2404.14653,
  title={ Machine Vision-Based Assessment of Fall Color Changes and its Relationship with Leaf Nitrogen Concentration },
  author={ Achyut Paudel and Jostan Brown and Priyanka Upadhyaya and Atif Bilal Asad and Safal Kshetri and Joseph R. Davidson and Cindy Grimm and Ashley Thompson and Bernardita Sallato and Matthew D. Whiting and Manoj Karkee },
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.14653},
  year={ 2025 }
}