Maize Plant Leaf Disease Classification Using Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms

Abstract

Maize is an important staple crop all over the world, and its health is very important for food security. It is important for crop management and yield to find diseases that affect maize plants as soon as possible. In this study, we suggest a new way to classify diseases on maize plant leaves by using supervised machine learning algorithms. Our method uses the power of texture analysis with Gray-Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) and Gabor feature extraction techniques on the Plant-Village dataset, which has images of both healthy and unhealthy maize leaves. This method uses four supervised machine learning algorithms, called Decision Tree, Gradient Boosting, Support Vector Machine (SVM), and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), to sort the extracted features into healthy and diseased groups. By doing a lot of tests, we show that our way of finding maize leaf diseases works well. The results show that these techniques have the potential to quickly and non-invasively diagnose diseases, giving farmers important information for acting quickly. We talk about the pros and cons of each algorithm and suggest ways to make them even better. This research contributes to the advancement of automated plant disease detection systems, fostering sustainable agriculture practices and aiding in crop management decisions. The proposed approach holds promise for real-world application, enabling farmers to mitigate disease-related losses and secure global food supplies.