Citrus diseases detection using innovative deep learning approach and Hybrid Meta-Heuristic.

Citrus farming is one of the major agricultural sectors of Pakistan and currently represents almost 30% of total fruit production, with its highest concentration in Punjab. Although economically important, citrus crops like sweet orange, grapefruit, lemon, and mandarins face various diseases like ca...

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Main Authors: Nouman Butt, Muhammad Munwar Iqbal, Shabana Ramzan, Ali Raza, Laith Abualigah, Norma Latif Fitriyani, Yeonghyeon Gu, Muhammad Syafrudin
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316081
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Muhammad Munwar Iqbal
Shabana Ramzan
Ali Raza
Laith Abualigah
Norma Latif Fitriyani
Yeonghyeon Gu
Muhammad Syafrudin
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Muhammad Munwar Iqbal
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Ali Raza
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description Citrus farming is one of the major agricultural sectors of Pakistan and currently represents almost 30% of total fruit production, with its highest concentration in Punjab. Although economically important, citrus crops like sweet orange, grapefruit, lemon, and mandarins face various diseases like canker, scab, and black spot, which lower fruit quality and yield. Traditional manual disease diagnosis is not only slow, less accurate, and expensive but also relies heavily on expert intervention. To address these issues, this research examines the implementation of an automated disease classification system using deep learning and optimal feature selection. The system incorporates data augmentation and transfer learning with pre-trained models such as DenseNet-201 and AlexNet to improve diagnostic accuracy, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Experimental results on a citrus leaves dataset show an impressive 99.6% classification accuracy. The proposed framework outperforms existing methods, offering a robust and scalable solution for disease detection in citrus farming, contributing to more sustainable agricultural practices.
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spelling doaj-art-e8f2ffa86f3e40f48e5aff1f7eb422692025-02-05T05:31:10ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01201e031608110.1371/journal.pone.0316081Citrus diseases detection using innovative deep learning approach and Hybrid Meta-Heuristic.Nouman ButtMuhammad Munwar IqbalShabana RamzanAli RazaLaith AbualigahNorma Latif FitriyaniYeonghyeon GuMuhammad SyafrudinCitrus farming is one of the major agricultural sectors of Pakistan and currently represents almost 30% of total fruit production, with its highest concentration in Punjab. Although economically important, citrus crops like sweet orange, grapefruit, lemon, and mandarins face various diseases like canker, scab, and black spot, which lower fruit quality and yield. Traditional manual disease diagnosis is not only slow, less accurate, and expensive but also relies heavily on expert intervention. To address these issues, this research examines the implementation of an automated disease classification system using deep learning and optimal feature selection. The system incorporates data augmentation and transfer learning with pre-trained models such as DenseNet-201 and AlexNet to improve diagnostic accuracy, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Experimental results on a citrus leaves dataset show an impressive 99.6% classification accuracy. The proposed framework outperforms existing methods, offering a robust and scalable solution for disease detection in citrus farming, contributing to more sustainable agricultural practices.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316081
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Norma Latif Fitriyani
Yeonghyeon Gu
Muhammad Syafrudin
Citrus diseases detection using innovative deep learning approach and Hybrid Meta-Heuristic.
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title Citrus diseases detection using innovative deep learning approach and Hybrid Meta-Heuristic.
title_full Citrus diseases detection using innovative deep learning approach and Hybrid Meta-Heuristic.
title_fullStr Citrus diseases detection using innovative deep learning approach and Hybrid Meta-Heuristic.
title_full_unstemmed Citrus diseases detection using innovative deep learning approach and Hybrid Meta-Heuristic.
title_short Citrus diseases detection using innovative deep learning approach and Hybrid Meta-Heuristic.
title_sort citrus diseases detection using innovative deep learning approach and hybrid meta heuristic
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316081
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