A Robust YOLOv5 Model with SE Attention and BIFPN for Jishan Jujube Detection in Complex Agricultural Environments

Hao Chen, Lijun Su (), Yiren Tian, Yixin Chai, Gang Hu and Weiyi Mu
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Hao Chen: School of Computer Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
Lijun Su: School of Science, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
Yiren Tian: School of Computer Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
Yixin Chai: School of Science, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
Gang Hu: School of Science, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
Weiyi Mu: School of Science, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China

Agriculture, 2025, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: This study presents an improved detection model based on the YOLOv5 (You Only Look Once version 5) framework to enhance the accuracy of Jishan jujube detection in complex natural environments, particularly with varying degrees of occlusion and dense foliage. To improve detection performance, we integrate an SE (squeeze-and-excitation) attention module into the backbone network to enhance the model’s ability to focus on target objects while suppressing background noise. Additionally, the original neck network is replaced with a BIFPN (bi-directional feature pyramid network) structure, enabling efficient multiscale feature fusion and improving the extraction of critical features, especially for small and occluded fruits. The experimental results demonstrate that the improved YOLOv5 model achieves a mean average precision (mAP) of 96.5%, outperforming the YOLOv3, YOLOv4, YOLOv5, and SSD (Single-Shot Multibox Detector) models by 7.4%, 9.9%, 2.5%, and 0.8%, respectively. Furthermore, the proposed model improves precision (95.8%) and F1 score (92.4%), reducing false positives and achieving a better balance between precision and recall. These results highlight the model’s effectiveness in addressing missed detections of small and occluded fruits while maintaining higher confidence in predictions.

Keywords: YOLOv5; SE attention mechanism; BIFPN; Jishan jujube detection; precision agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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