OPTIMIZATION OF POTATO LEAF DISEASE IDENTIFICATION WITH TRANSFER LEARNING APPROACH USING MOBILENETV1 ARCHITECTURE

Abstract

Diseases affecting potato leaves frequently lead to significant setbacks for farmers, reducing the overall harvest and the quality of the potatoes. Given the critical need for prompt disease detection, this research introduces the use of the MobileNet framework grounded in the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for adept detection of potato leaf ailments. During the research, potato leaf images undergo processing, and their distinct features are gleaned using CNN. Then, harnessing the MobileNet framework, these images undergo classification to ascertain the existence of diseases. The aspiration is that the formulated model can pinpoint diseases with notable precision, rapid feedback, and enhanced computational adeptness. Initial findings underscore the potential of this methodology in discerning potato leaf diseases, providing renewed optimism for farmers grappling with plant health issues. Experiments using the Transfer Learning approach showed good performance in classification and displayed a high accuracy rate of 99.2%.