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A Precise Image-Based Tomato Leaf Disease Detection Approach Using PLPNet.

Zhiwen Tang¹, Xinyu He², Guoxiong Zhou¹

¹College of Computer and Information Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, Hunan, China.

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A new method, PLPNet, precisely detects tomato leaf diseases using advanced image analysis. This approach improves accuracy and specificity, aiding modern tomato cultivation management.

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Science
Computer Vision
Plant Pathology

Background:

Tomato leaf diseases significantly impact modern cultivation.
Accurate disease detection is crucial for prevention and management.
Challenges include environmental variability, soil interference, and disease similarity.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a precise image-based tomato leaf disease detection approach.
To address challenges like soil backdrop interference and inter-class disease similarity.
To enhance the accuracy and specificity of automated disease identification.

Main Methods:

Proposed PLPNet model incorporating a perceptual adaptive convolution module.
Introduced a location reinforcement attention mechanism to mitigate soil backdrop interference.
Implemented a proximity feature aggregation network with switchable atrous convolution and deconvolution to handle disease similarities.

Main Results:

PLPNet achieved 94.5% mean average precision (mAP50) and 54.4% average recall (AR).
The model demonstrated higher accuracy and specificity compared to other popular detectors.
Achieved a processing speed of 25.45 frames per second (FPS).

Conclusions:

The proposed PLPNet effectively detects tomato leaf diseases with improved precision.
The method successfully suppresses background interference and differentiates similar diseases.
Offers valuable experience for modern tomato cultivation management and disease control.