{"id":11295,"date":"2025-02-26T21:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/?page_id=11295"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:29:10","slug":"eastern-england-blackgrass-dataset","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/research\/data-sets-software\/eastern-england-blackgrass-dataset\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern England Blackgrass Dataset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Eastern England Blackgrass Dataset consists of images of blackgrass in wheat and barley crops collected from 51 fields across eight different soil types in the east of England, a key grain growing region of the UK, between 3rd November 2020 and 16th October 2021. More information about the dataset can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0168169925005903\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0168169925005903\">our paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>Train<\/td><td>Validation<\/td><td>Test<\/td><td>Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Class<\/td><td>Blackgrass<\/td><td>5770<\/td><td>1023<\/td><td>1095<\/td><td>7888<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>No Blackgrass<\/td><td>5982<\/td><td>1036<\/td><td>1023<\/td><td>8041<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crop Type<\/td><td>Winter Wheat<\/td><td>9425<\/td><td>1731<\/td><td>1569<\/td><td>12725<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Spring Barley<\/td><td>542<\/td><td>123<\/td><td>372<\/td><td>1037<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Winter Barley<\/td><td>1613<\/td><td>205<\/td><td>177<\/td><td>1995<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Season<\/td><td>Early<\/td><td>3631<\/td><td>335<\/td><td>583<\/td><td>4549<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Mid<\/td><td>4571<\/td><td>841<\/td><td>1166<\/td><td>6578<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Late<\/td><td>3550<\/td><td>883<\/td><td>369<\/td><td>4802<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_sparse_annotated-6.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_sparse_annotated-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C1020&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_sparse_annotated-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_sparse_annotated-6.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_sparse_annotated-6.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_sparse_annotated-6.jpg?resize=768%2C765&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_sparse_annotated-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C1530&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_sparse_annotated-6.jpg?w=1606&amp;ssl=1 1606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blackgrass: Early Season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_midseason_annotated-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_midseason_annotated-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1020&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_midseason_annotated-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_midseason_annotated-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_midseason_annotated-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_midseason_annotated-2.jpg?resize=768%2C765&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_midseason_annotated-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1529&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BG_midseason_annotated-2.jpg?w=1606&amp;ssl=1 1606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blackgrass: Late Season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_early_dense_116-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_early_dense_116-1.jpg?resize=512%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_early_dense_116-1.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_early_dense_116-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_early_dense_116-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No Blackgrass: Early Season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_late_dense_732-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_late_dense_732-1.jpg?resize=512%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_late_dense_732-1.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_late_dense_732-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no_blackgrass_late_dense_732-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No Blackgrass: Late Season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the dataset please complete this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xEculd4FgkKDr19LRrFij-L16r4gwNBKqdA7njd11IJUNU9ENktQUTlNR0pNRk5JVUhCMlJINjMyNi4u\">form<\/a>. Once we have received your response we will send you a link to the dataset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use our dataset, we would appreciate it if you could cite our paper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">@article{darbyshire2025multispectral,<br>  title={Multispectral fine-grained classification of blackgrass in wheat and barley crops},<br>  author={Darbyshire, Madeleine and Coutts, Shaun and Hammond, Eleanor and Gokbudak, Fazilet and Oztireli, Cengiz and Bosilj, Petra and Gao, Junfeng and Sklar, Elizabeth and Parsons, Simon},<br>  journal={Computers and Electronics in Agriculture},<br>  volume={237},<br>  pages={110484},<br>  year={2025},<br>  publisher={Elsevier}<br>}<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The code used in our experiments is available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/madeleinedarbyshire\/BlackgrassBenchmarks\">https:\/\/github.com\/madeleinedarbyshire\/BlackgrassBenchmarks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any questions or queries about the dataset contact Madeleine Darbyshire (<a href=\"mailto:25696989@students.lincoln.ac.uk\">25696989@students.lincoln.ac.uk<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eastern England Blackgrass Dataset consists of images of blackgrass in wheat and barley crops collected from 51 fields across eight different soil types in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":0,"parent":76,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11295","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5ApTV-2Wb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11295"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11873,"href":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11295\/revisions\/11873"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}