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GrainGenes Reference Report: BEN-88-401

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Reference	BEN-88-401
Title	Optimising fungicide applications on winter wheat using genetic algorithms
Journal	Biosystems Engineering
Year	2004
Volume	88
Pages	401-410
Author	Parsons DJ Beest DT
Abstract	Summary: A genetic algorithm is used in a decision support system to select the combinations of chemicals and the timing of successive treatments for the optimal control of fungal diseases in winter wheat crops, using a simulation model to predict the performance of different treatments. The search space is large and discrete, making the use of conventional optimisation methods impractical. Furthermore, the user requirements specify that the method must supply lists of near-optimal solutions, which fits with the use of populations of solutions in the genetic algorithm. Substantial improvements in the performance of the algorithm were obtained by tuning the fitness, selection, reproduction and replacement methods for the optimisation of short-term and long-term decisions. These also ensured rapid convergence in the former and prevented premature convergence in the latter
Keyword	disease [ Show all 9 ]

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