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Parama Bagchi¹, Barbara Sawicka², Zoran Stamenkovic^3,4

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Predicting potato late blight outbreaks using hybrid machine learning models can significantly cut production costs and reduce pesticide use. Our study achieved 87.22% accuracy in forecasting these infections.

Keywords:

agricultural forecasting crop health management logistic regression machine learning meteorological data plant pathology potato late blight prediction models stacking classifier

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Agricultural Science
Plant Pathology
Machine Learning

Background:

Late blight infection detection is important, but predicting outbreaks is key for economic potato production.
Minimizing pesticide use is vital for human health and environmental safety.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a predictive model for potato late blight outbreaks.
To enhance potato crop management and reduce economic losses.

Main Methods:

Utilized real-time European data from 1980-2000 for precise late blight classification.
Incorporated hybrid machine learning models, including a stacking classifier and logistic regression.

Main Results:

Achieved a highest prediction accuracy of 87.22% for potato late blight outbreaks.
Demonstrated the effectiveness of hybrid models in forecasting plant disease.

Conclusions:

Predictive modeling of late blight is crucial for efficient potato health management.
Further model enhancements and data integration can improve prediction accuracy and reduce production costs.