A deep learning approach to detect diseases in pomegranate fruits via hybrid optimal attention capsule network

In 2022, the production rate of pomegranate is estimated at approximately 4.8 million metric tons. Unfortunately, these fruits are susceptible to many different kinds of diseases caused by bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Such diseases can have a major negative impact on fruit quality, produ...

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Main Authors: P. Sajitha, A. Diana Andrushia, N. Anand, M.Z. Naser, Eva Lubloy
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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author P. Sajitha
A. Diana Andrushia
N. Anand
M.Z. Naser
Eva Lubloy
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description In 2022, the production rate of pomegranate is estimated at approximately 4.8 million metric tons. Unfortunately, these fruits are susceptible to many different kinds of diseases caused by bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Such diseases can have a major negative impact on fruit quality, production, and the profitability of pomegranate cultivation. Nowadays, several machine learning and deep learning methods are used to identify pomegranate fruit diseases automatically and effectively. In post-harvest pomegranate fruit disease detection, deep learning has great potential to extract complex patterns and features from large datasets. This can improve disease identification accuracy, enabling more efficient disease control, lower crop losses, and better resource management. The proposed work introduces an intelligent deep learning-based approach for accurately detecting pomegranate diseases, begins with Improved Guided Image Filtering (Improved GIF) and resizing to pre-process fruit images, followed by feature extraction (shape, color, texture) using GLCM and GLRLM to streamline classification. Extracted features are then fed into a novel Hybrid Optimal Attention Capsule Network (Hybrid OACapsNet), which classifies the images as normal or diseased, conditions such as bacterial blight, heart rot, and scab. Our analysis indicates that the proposed classifier has a classification accuracy of 99.19 %, precision of 98.45 %, recall of 98.41 %, F1-score of 98.43 %, and specificity of 99.45 % compared to other techniques. So this approach offers a framework, which is a feasible solution for automated detection of diseases in fruits, thereby benefiting farmers and supporting their farming operations.
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spelling doaj-art-172c4f63577b48b38d2dc93fa0167be22025-08-20T02:36:35ZengElsevierEcological Informatics1574-95412024-12-018410285910.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102859A deep learning approach to detect diseases in pomegranate fruits via hybrid optimal attention capsule networkP. Sajitha0A. Diana Andrushia1N. Anand2M.Z. Naser3Eva Lubloy4Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India; Corresponding authors.Department of Civil Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, IndiaAI Research Institute for Science and Engineering (AIRISE), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USADepartment of Construction Materials and Technologies, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, 1521, Hungary; Corresponding authors.In 2022, the production rate of pomegranate is estimated at approximately 4.8 million metric tons. Unfortunately, these fruits are susceptible to many different kinds of diseases caused by bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Such diseases can have a major negative impact on fruit quality, production, and the profitability of pomegranate cultivation. Nowadays, several machine learning and deep learning methods are used to identify pomegranate fruit diseases automatically and effectively. In post-harvest pomegranate fruit disease detection, deep learning has great potential to extract complex patterns and features from large datasets. This can improve disease identification accuracy, enabling more efficient disease control, lower crop losses, and better resource management. The proposed work introduces an intelligent deep learning-based approach for accurately detecting pomegranate diseases, begins with Improved Guided Image Filtering (Improved GIF) and resizing to pre-process fruit images, followed by feature extraction (shape, color, texture) using GLCM and GLRLM to streamline classification. Extracted features are then fed into a novel Hybrid Optimal Attention Capsule Network (Hybrid OACapsNet), which classifies the images as normal or diseased, conditions such as bacterial blight, heart rot, and scab. Our analysis indicates that the proposed classifier has a classification accuracy of 99.19 %, precision of 98.45 %, recall of 98.41 %, F1-score of 98.43 %, and specificity of 99.45 % compared to other techniques. So this approach offers a framework, which is a feasible solution for automated detection of diseases in fruits, thereby benefiting farmers and supporting their farming operations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954124004011PomegranateFruit disease detectionDeep learningHybrid OACapsNetPost-harvest technique
spellingShingle P. Sajitha
A. Diana Andrushia
N. Anand
M.Z. Naser
Eva Lubloy
A deep learning approach to detect diseases in pomegranate fruits via hybrid optimal attention capsule network
Ecological Informatics
Pomegranate
Fruit disease detection
Deep learning
Hybrid OACapsNet
Post-harvest technique
title A deep learning approach to detect diseases in pomegranate fruits via hybrid optimal attention capsule network
title_full A deep learning approach to detect diseases in pomegranate fruits via hybrid optimal attention capsule network
title_fullStr A deep learning approach to detect diseases in pomegranate fruits via hybrid optimal attention capsule network
title_full_unstemmed A deep learning approach to detect diseases in pomegranate fruits via hybrid optimal attention capsule network
title_short A deep learning approach to detect diseases in pomegranate fruits via hybrid optimal attention capsule network
title_sort deep learning approach to detect diseases in pomegranate fruits via hybrid optimal attention capsule network
topic Pomegranate
Fruit disease detection
Deep learning
Hybrid OACapsNet
Post-harvest technique
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954124004011
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