Genetic Algorithm for Feature and Latent Variable Selection for Nutrient Assessment in Horticultural Products

Demelza Robinson, Qi Chen, Bing Xue, Daniel Killeen, Sara J. Fraser-Miller, Keith C. Gordon, Indrawati Oey, Mengjie Zhang

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Abstract

Vibrational spectroscopy can be used for rapid determination of chemical quality markers in horticultural produce to improve quality control, optimize harvest times and maximize profits. Most commonly, spectral data are calibrated against chemical reference data (acquired using traditional, slower analytical methods) using partial least squares regression (PLSR). However, predictive performance of PLSR can be limited by the small number of instances, high dimensionality and collinearity of spectroscopic data. Here, a new genetic algorithm (GA) for PLSR feature and latent variable selection is proposed to predict concentrations of 18 important bioactive components across three New Zealand horticultural products from infrared, near-infrared and Raman spectral data sets. Models generated using the GA-enhanced PLSR method have notably better generalization and are less complex than the standard PLSR method. GA-enhanced PLSR models are produced from each spectroscopic data set individually, and from a data set that combines all three techniques.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2021 - Proceedings
Place of PublicationDanvers, MA
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages272-279
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-8393-0
ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-8394-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2021 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation - Virtual, Krakow, Poland
Duration: 28 Jun 20211 Jul 2021

Publication series

Name2021 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2021 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation
Abbreviated titleCEC 2021
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityKrakow
Period28/06/211/07/21

Keywords

  • Feature selection
  • Genetic algorithm
  • Partial least squares regression
  • Vibrational spectroscopy
  • Chemical analysis
  • Feature extraction
  • Infrared devices
  • Least squares approximations
  • Chemical quality
  • Data set
  • Feature variable
  • Features selection
  • Horticultural products
  • Latent variable
  • Least square regression method
  • Partial least square regression
  • Spectroscopic data
  • Variables selections
  • Genetic algorithms

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