Publications and communications of Vincent Leemans

Michel, J., Thonar, C., Vanderschuren, H., Blum, A., Quenon, A., Xayphrarath, A., Leon, C., Cao, D., Vanderstraeten, D., Serre, F., Balanzategui, I., Le Gouis, J., Bin, J., Moya-Laraño, J., Weinmann, M., Waibel, M., Antoine, M., Persyn, M., Börger, R., ... Delaplace, P. (24 May 2023). Time travelling with Triticum: An Ecotron experiment to study the wheat of the future [Poster presentation]. TERRA Innovation Day.

Bouvry, A., Leemans, V., Lobet, G., Tocquin, P., & Lebeau, F. (2022). Digital Twin of a plant factory : simulation of RGB-D data with the CPlantBox FSPM [Poster presentation]. IPPS 2022 (WUR) - Plant Phenotyping for a Sustainable Future, Wageningen, Netherlands.

Roy, J., Rineau, F., Boeck, H. J. D., Nijs, I., Pütz, T., Abiven, S., Arnone, J. A., Barton, C. V. M., Beenaerts, N., Brüggemann, N., Dainese, M., Domisch, T., Eisenhauer, N., Garré, S., Gebler, A., Ghirardo, A., Jasoni, R. L., Kowalchuk, G., Landais, D., ... Milcu, A. (2021). Ecotrons: powerful and versatile ecosystem analysers for ecology, agronomy and environmental science. Global Change Biology, n/a (n/a). doi:10.1111/gcb.15471

Dandrifosse, S., Bouvry, A., Leemans, V., Dumont, B., & Mercatoris, B. (2020). Imaging Wheat Canopy Through Stereo Vision: Overcoming the Challenges of the Laboratory to Field Transition for Morphological Features Extraction. Frontiers in Plant Science. doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.00096

Dandrifosse, S., Bouvry, A., Leemans, V., Dumont, B., & Mercatoris, B. (10 July 2019). Cereal morphology through proximal stereovision [Paper presentation]. 12th European Conference on Precision Agriculture (ECPA2019).

Bouvry, A., Dandrifosse, S., Dumont, B., Leemans, V., & Mercatoris, B. (July 2019). Estimation of ear density in winter wheat crop by stereoscopic imaging for crop yield prediction [Poster presentation]. The 12th Europeane Conference on Precision Agriculture, Montpellier, France.

Garré, S., Longdoz, B., & Leemans, V. (11 October 2018). The ecotron as a surrogate for reality. Too good to be true? (invited talk) [Paper presentation]. TERENO International conference, Berlin, Germany.

Bouvry, A., Dandrifosse, S., Glésener, M., Dumont, B., Leemans, V., & Mercatoris, B. (20 March 2018). Characterization of cereal crop growth dynamics by stereoscopic vision [Poster presentation]. COSTFA1306 Meeting - "Plant phenotyping for future climate challenges", Leuven, Belgium.

Leemans, V., Glésener, M., Dumont, B., & Mercatoris, B. (22 November 2017). Evaluation of leaf area index of winter wheat canopy by means of ground-based stereoscopic vision [Poster presentation]. Plant Phenotyping Forum - integrating European plant phenotyping community, Tartu, Estonia.

Dumont, B., Leemans, V., Garré, S., Hamdi, R., De Cruz, L., Heinesch, B., Delaplace, P., & Longdoz, B. (23 May 2017). Using crop modelling to determine the meteorological conditions to be implemented in an Ecotron facility - Prerequisites to improve the experimental design? [Poster presentation]. MACSUR Science Conference 2017, Berlin, Germany.

Leemans, V., Marlier, G., Destain, M.-F., Dumont, B., & Mercatoris, B. (2017). Estimation of leaf nitrogen concentration on winter wheat by multispectral imaging. In Hyperspectral Imaging Sensors: Innovative Applications and Sensor Standards 2017. doi:10.1117/12.2268398

Marlier, G., Gritten, F., Leemans, V., Dumont, B., Destain, M.-F., Bodson, B., Goffart, J.-P., & Mercatoris, B. (01 August 2016). Detection of nitrogen stress on winter wheat by multispectral machine vision [Paper presentation]. 13th International Conference On Precision Agriculture, St. Louis, United States.

Marlier, G., Gritten, F., Fraipont, G., Leemans, V., Dumont, B., Destain, M.-F., & Mercatoris, B. (27 June 2016). Quantification of nitrogen stress on winter wheat by multispectral vision based on reflectance measurements and textural descriptors [Paper presentation]. Exploiting novel sensors for detecting abiotic and biotic stress in crops, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

Marlier, G., Leemans, V., Destain, M.-F., & Mercatoris, B. (18 April 2016). Selection of wavelengths for the quantification of nitrogen concentration in winter wheat by multispectral vision [Poster presentation]. 2nd Annual Meeting of COST Action PhenomenAll, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Dumont, B., Basso, B., Leemans, V., Bodson, B., Destain, J.-P., & Destain, M.-F. (August 2015). Systematic analysis of site-specific yield distributions resulting from nitrogen management and climatic variability interactions. Precision Agriculture, 16 (4), 361-384. doi:10.1007/s11119-014-9380-7

Dumont, B., Basso, B., Leemans, V., Bodson, B., Destain, J.-P., & Destain, M.-F. (May 2015). A comparison of within-season yield prediction algorithms based on crop model behaviour analysis. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 204, 10-21. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2015.01.014

Dumont, B., Leemans, V., Mansouri, M., Bodson, B., Destain, J.-P., & Destain, M.-F. (February 2014). Parameter identification of the STICS crop model, using an accelerated formal MCMC approach. Environmental Modelling and Software, 52, 121-135. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.10.022

Dumont, B., Leemans, V., Ferrandis, S., Bodson, B., Destain, J.-P., & Destain, M.-F. (2014). Assessing the potential of an algorithm based on mean climatic data to predict wheat yield. Precision Agriculture, 15(3), 255-272. doi:10.1007/s11119-014-9346-9

Mansouri, M., Dumont, B., Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2014). Bayesian methods for predicting LAI and soil water content. Precision Agriculture, 15 (2), 184-201. doi:10.1007/s11119-013-9332-7

Leemans, V., Dumont, B., & Destain, M.-F. (2013). ASSESSMENT OF PLANT LEAF AREA MEASUREMENT BY USING STEREO- VISION. In 2013 International Conference on 3D Imaging (IC3D) - Proceedings. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Signal Processing Society. doi:10.1109/IC3D.2013.6732085

Leemans, V., Dumont, B., & Destain, M.-F. (03 September 2013). Leaf area and leaf orientation measurement by using stereo-vision [Paper presentation]. International Workshop on Image Analysis Methods for the Plant Sciences, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Dumont, B., Basso, B., Leemans, V., Bodson, B., Destain, J.-P., & Destain, M.-F. (2013). Yield variability linked to climate uncertainty and nitrogen fertilisation. In J. V. Stafford (Ed.), Precision agriculture '13 (The Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp. 427-434). Springer.

Dumont, B., Basso, B., Leemans, V., Destain, J.-P., Bodson, B., & Destain, M.-F. (2013). A Site-Specific Grain Yield Response Surface : Computing the Identity Card of a Crop Under Different Nitrogen Management Scenarios. In R. Berruto (Other coll.), The acts of the EFITA2013 congress (pp. 806-813).

Dumont, B., Basso, B., Leemans, V., Bodson, B., Destain, J.-P., & Destain, M.-F. (2013). Yield variability linked to climate uncertainty and nitrogen fertilisation. In J. V. Stafford (Ed.), Precision agriculture '13 (pp. 427-434). Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-778-3_52

Morelle, K., Bouché, P., Lehaire, F., Leemans, V., & Lejeune, P. (November 2012). Game species monitoring using road–based distance sampling in association with thermal imagers: a covariate analysis. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 35 (2), 253-265.

Dumont, B., Leemans, V., Ferrandis Vallterra, S., Vancutsem, F., Seutin, B., Bodson, B., Destain, J.-P., & Destain, M.-F. (2012). Assessing the potential of an algorithm based on mean climatic data to predict wheat yield. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Precision Agriculture.

Dumont, B., Leemans, V., Ferrandis Vallterra, S., Vancutsem, F., Seutin, B., Bodson, B., Destain, J.-P., & Destain, M.-F. (2012). A first step towards a real-time predictive yield support system. In Agriculture & Engineering for a Healthier Life.

Unay, D., Gosselin, B., Kleynen, O., Leemans, V., Destain, M.-F., & Debeir, O. (2011). Automatic grading of Bi-colored apples by multispectral machine vision. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. doi:10.1016/j.compag.2010.11.006

Ooms, D., Palm, R., Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (July 2010). A sorting optimization curve with quality and yield requirements. Pattern Recognition Letters, 31 (9), 983-990. doi:10.1016/j.patrec.2009.12.015

Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (07 December 2009). Surveillance en ligne d'une machine tournante par thermographie infrarouge [Paper presentation]. PENTOM’09 - PErformances et Nouvelles TechnolOgies en Maintenance, Autrans (Grenoble), France.

Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2009). Ultrasonic internal defect detection in cheese. Journal of Food Engineering, 90 (3), 333-340. doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.06.042

Piron, A., Leemans, V., Lebeau, F., & Destain, M.-F. (2009). Improving in-row weed detection in multispectral stereoscopic images. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 69, 73-79. doi:10.1016/j.compag.2009.07.001

Leemans, V. (2008). Application de la Thermographie infrarouge au diagnostic. In Les méthodes et outils de diagnostic et de contrôle appliqués pour la maintenance et la maîtrise des risques.

Destain, M.-F., Sirjacobs, D., Hanquet, B., Leemans, V., & Verbrugge, J.-C. (2008). On-the-go georeferenced measurements of soil mechanical strength and differenciation of soil structure. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 2008-A-07400.

Piron, A., Leemans, V., Kleynen, O., & Destain, M.-F. (2008). Determination of plant height for weed detection in stereoscopic images. In AGENG 2008 Conference - Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering for a Sustainable World.

Piron, A., Leemans, V., Kleynen, O., Lebeau, F., & Destain, M.-F. (2008). Selection of the most efficient wavelength bands for discriminating weeds from crop. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 62 (2), 141-148. doi:10.1016/j.compag.2007.12.007

Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2007). A Computer-Vision Based Precision Seed Drill Guidance Assistance. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 59 (1-2), 1-12. doi:10.1016/j.compag.2007.04.003

Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2006). Agricultural tools guidance assistance by using machine vision. In Proceedings of the NCTAM 2006 7th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2006). Line Cluster Detection Using A Variant Of The Hough Transform For Culture Row Localisation. Image and Vision Computing, 24 (5), 541-550. doi:10.1016/j.imavis.2006.02.004

Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2006). Application Of The Hough Transform For Seed Row Localisation Using Machine Vision. Biosystems Engineering, 94 (3), 325-336. doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.03.014

Kleynen, O., Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2005). Development of a multi-spectral vision system for the detection of defects on apples. Journal of Food Engineering, 69 (1), 41-49. doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2004.07.008

Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2004). A guidance assistance method for precision sugar beet sowing using machine vision. In Pr. Josse De Baerdemaeker (Ed.), AgEng 2004 Conference - Engineering the future - Book of abstracts (pp. 360-361). Leuven, Belgium: Technologish Instituut vzw.

Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2004). A Real-Time Grading Method Of Apples Based On Features Extracted From Defects. Journal of Food Engineering, 61 (1), 83-89. doi:10.1016/S0260-8774(03)00189-4

Kleynen, O., Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (2003). Selection of the most efficient wavelength bands for 'Jonagold' apple sorting. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 30 (3), 221-232. doi:10.1016/S0925-5214(03)00112-1

Leemans, V., Magein, H., & Destain, M.-F. (2002). On-line fruit grading according to their external quality using machine vision. Biosystems Engineering, 83 (4), 397-404. doi:10.1006/bioe.2002.0131

Rasse, C., Leemans, V., Destain, M.-F., & Verbrugge, J.-C. (2002). Application of image analysis to the identification and rating of road surface distress. In Correia & Branco (Eds.), Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (pp. 61-68).

Petit, C., Leemans, V., Kleynen, O., & Destain, M.-F. (2001). Evaluation of tactile sensors in apple firmness measurement. In Proceedings of the Conference 'Physical Methods in Agriculture, Appoach to precision and quality'.

Leemans, V., Destain, M.-F., & Magein, H. (2000). Quality fruit grading by colour machine vision: defect recognition. Acta Horticulturae, (517), 405-412. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.517.51

Leemans, V., Magein, H., & Destain, M.-F. (1999). Defect segmentation on 'Jonagold' apples using colour vision and a Bayesian classification method. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 23 (1), 43-53. doi:10.1016/S0168-1699(99)00006-X

Leemans, V., Magein, H., & Destain, M.-F. (1998). Defects segmentation on 'Golden Delicious' apples by using colour machine vision. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 20 (2), 117-130. doi:10.1016/S0168-1699(98)00012-X

Leemans, V., Magein, H., & Destain, M.-F. (1998). Contrôle de la qualité des pommes par vision artificielle. Fruit Belge, 66 (471), 30-34.

Leemans, V., & Destain, M.-F. (15 May 1997). L'automatisation dans l'agriculture et dans l'industrie agro-alimentaire. Un exemple : le tri des fruits en fonction de leurs caractéristiques externes [Paper presentation]. Automatisation et société - Journée IBRA - SRBII, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Leemans, V., Magein, H., & Destain, M.-F. (1997). Apple Shape Inspection with Computer Vision. In Sensors for Nondestructive Testing - Measuring the Quality of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

Leemans, V., Magein, H., & Destain, M.-F. (1997). Vision artificielle et quantification de la forme de pommes. Cahiers Agricultures, 6, 597-603.

Leemans, V., Magein, H., & Destain, M.-F. (1997). The quality of 'Golden delicious' apples by colour computer vision. In A. Munack & H.-J. Tantau (Eds.), Mathematical and control application in agriculture and horticulture. Hannover, Germany: Pergamon - Elsevier.