Efficient species segmentation throughout the growing season of oilseed rape-service plant intercropping using transfer learning | OCL

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Numéro		OCL Volume 33, 2026 Rapeseed / Colza


Numéro d'article		9
Nombre de pages		13
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2026002
Publié en ligne		11 mars 2026

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