YOLO-PGC: A Tomato Maturity Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv11

Accurate tomato maturity detection represents a critical challenge in precision agriculture. A YOLOv11-based algorithm named YOLO-PGC is proposed in this study for tomato maturity detection. Its three innovative components are denoted by “PGC”, respectively representing the Polarization State Space...

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Main Authors: Qian Wu, Heming Huang, Dongke Song, Jie Zhou
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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description Accurate tomato maturity detection represents a critical challenge in precision agriculture. A YOLOv11-based algorithm named YOLO-PGC is proposed in this study for tomato maturity detection. Its three innovative components are denoted by “PGC”, respectively representing the Polarization State Space Strategy with Dynamic Weight Allocation, the Global Horizontal–Vertical Context Module, and the Convolutional–Inductive Feature Fusion Module. The Polarization Strategy enhances robustness against occlusion through adaptive feature importance modulation, he Global Context Module integrates cross-dimensional attention mechanisms with hierarchical feature extraction, and the Convolutional–Inductive Feature Fusion Module employs multimodal integration for improved object discrimination in complex scenes. Experimental results demonstrate that YOLO-PGC achieves superior precision and mean average precision compared to state-of-the-art methods. Validation on the COCO benchmark confirms the framework’s generalization capabilities, maintaining computational efficiency for real-time deployment. YOLO-PGC establishes new performance standards for agricultural object detection with potential applications in similar computer vision challenges. Overall, these components and strategies are integrated into YOLO-PGC to achieve robust object detection in complex scenarios.
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spelling doaj-art-ab198453b040412c91aa8e4ce667cfd22025-08-20T03:52:57ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-04-01159500010.3390/app15095000YOLO-PGC: A Tomato Maturity Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv11Qian Wu0Heming Huang1Dongke Song2Jie Zhou3The School of Computer, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, ChinaThe School of Computer, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, ChinaThe School of Computer, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, ChinaThe School of Computer, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, ChinaAccurate tomato maturity detection represents a critical challenge in precision agriculture. A YOLOv11-based algorithm named YOLO-PGC is proposed in this study for tomato maturity detection. Its three innovative components are denoted by “PGC”, respectively representing the Polarization State Space Strategy with Dynamic Weight Allocation, the Global Horizontal–Vertical Context Module, and the Convolutional–Inductive Feature Fusion Module. The Polarization Strategy enhances robustness against occlusion through adaptive feature importance modulation, he Global Context Module integrates cross-dimensional attention mechanisms with hierarchical feature extraction, and the Convolutional–Inductive Feature Fusion Module employs multimodal integration for improved object discrimination in complex scenes. Experimental results demonstrate that YOLO-PGC achieves superior precision and mean average precision compared to state-of-the-art methods. Validation on the COCO benchmark confirms the framework’s generalization capabilities, maintaining computational efficiency for real-time deployment. YOLO-PGC establishes new performance standards for agricultural object detection with potential applications in similar computer vision challenges. Overall, these components and strategies are integrated into YOLO-PGC to achieve robust object detection in complex scenarios.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/9/5000agricultural automationtomato ripening detectionYOLOcomplex context
spellingShingle Qian Wu
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Jie Zhou
YOLO-PGC: A Tomato Maturity Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv11
Applied Sciences
agricultural automation
tomato ripening detection
YOLO
complex context
title YOLO-PGC: A Tomato Maturity Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv11
title_full YOLO-PGC: A Tomato Maturity Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv11
title_fullStr YOLO-PGC: A Tomato Maturity Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv11
title_full_unstemmed YOLO-PGC: A Tomato Maturity Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv11
title_short YOLO-PGC: A Tomato Maturity Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv11
title_sort yolo pgc a tomato maturity detection algorithm based on improved yolov11
topic agricultural automation
tomato ripening detection
YOLO
complex context
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/9/5000
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