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Title: Integrated extraction of root diameter and location in ground-penetrating radar images via CycleGAN-guided multi-task neural network
Authors: Cui, X
Li, S
Zhang, L
Peng, L 
Guo, L
Cao, X
Chen, X
Yin, H
Shen, M
Issue Date: Jan-2025
Source: Forests, Jan. 2025, v. 16, no. 1, 110
Abstract: The diameter of roots is pivotal for studying subsurface root structure geometry. Yet, directly obtaining these parameters is challenging due their hidden nature. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) offers a reproducible, nondestructive method for root detection, but estimating diameter from B-Scan images remains challenging. To address this, we developed the CycleGAN-guided multi-task neural network (CMT-Net). It comprises two subnetworks, YOLOv4-Hyperbolic Position and Diameter (YOLOv4-HPD) and CycleGAN. The YOLOv4-HPD is obtained by adding a regression header for predicting root diameter to YOLOv4-Hyperbola, which achieves the ability to simultaneously accurately locate root objects and estimate root diameter. The CycleGAN is used to solve the problem of the lack of a real root diameter training dataset for the YOLOv4-HPD model by migrating field-measured data domains to simulated data without altering root diameter information. We used simulated and field data to evaluate the model, showing its effectiveness in estimating root diameter. This study marks the first construction of a deep learning model for fully automatic root location and diameter extraction from GPR images, achieving an “Image Input–Parameter Output” end-to-end pattern. The model’s validation across various dataset scales opens the way for estimating other root attributes.
Keywords: Deep learning
Ground-penetrating radar
Root diameter
Root location
Publisher: MDPI AG
Journal: Forests 
EISSN: 1999-4907
DOI: 10.3390/f16010110
Rights: Copyright: © 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
The following publication Cui, X., Li, S., Zhang, L., Peng, L., Guo, L., Cao, X., Chen, X., Yin, H., & Shen, M. (2025). Integrated Extraction of Root Diameter and Location in Ground-Penetrating Radar Images via CycleGAN-Guided Multi-Task Neural Network. Forests, 16(1), 110 is available at' https://doi.org/10.3390/f16010110.
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