Table 9

Importance of each variable selected by PLS and submitted to the Random Forest model (rank and absolute value of importance between brackets): sunflower.

Factors DDM protein concentration (14 variables) Oil concentration to standards (14 variables)
Terres Inovia (TI) development regions 10 (4.7) 13 (5.3)
Soil texture 6 (8.3) 4 (14.9)
Varietal characteristics
•Potential DDM protein concentration 13 (3.1)
•Potential oil concentration to standards 3 (9.6) 1 (30.1)
•Maturity earliness 7 (6.3) 11 (9.2)
Plant density 12 (3.6) 6 (13.5)
Sowing date 4 (9.4) 3 (15.0)
Deviation of applied N rate from the optimum (X rate) 2 (9.6) 10 (10.6)
Radiation (PAR)
•from E4 to M0 stage 14 (0.9) 7 (13.3)
•from M0 to M3 stage 5 (8.4) 9 (10.9)
Climatic deficit (P-PET)
•from E4 to M0 stage 9 (5.8) 2 (18.6)
•from M0 to M3 stage 8 (6.1) 8 (13.3)
Number of days with
•Tmax> 30°C from E4 to M0 stage 11 (3.9)
•Tmax> 30°C from M0 to M3 stage 1 (15.1)
•Tmax> 32°C from E4 to M0 stage 5 (13.6)
•Tmax> 32°C from M0 to M3 stage 12 (8.3)
•Tmax> 34°C from sowing to E4 stage 14 (3.9)

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