Wheat Diseases Detection and Classification using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)

Abstract

Ever since the medieval era, the preponderance of our concentration has been concentrated upon agriculture, which is typically recognized to be one of the vital aspects of the economy in contemporary society. This focus on agriculture can be traced back to the advent of the industrial revolution. Wheat is still another type of grain that, in the same way as other types of harvests, satisfies the necessity for the essential nutrients that are required for our bodies to perform their functions correctly. On the other hand, the supply of this harvest is being limited by a variety of rather frequent ailments. This is making it difficult to meet demand. The vast majority of people who work in agriculture are illiterate, which hinders them from being able to take appropriate preventative measures whenever they are necessary to do so. As a direct consequence of this factor, there has been a reduction in the total amount of wheat that has been produced. It can be quite difficult to diagnose wheat illnesses in their early stages because there are so many various forms of environmental variables and other factors. This is because there are numerous distinct sorts of agricultural products, illiteracy of agricultural workers, and other factors. In the past, a variety of distinct models have been proposed as potential solutions for identifying illnesses in wheat harvests. This study demonstrates a two-dimensional CNN model that can identify and categorize diseases that affect wheat harvests. To identify significant aspects of the photos, the software employs models that have previously undergone training. The suggested method can then identify and categorize disease-affected wheat crops as distinct from healthy wheat crops by employing the major criteria described above. The reliability of the findings was assessed to be 98.84 percent after the collection of a total of 4800 images for this study. These images included eleven image classes of images depicting diseased crops and one image class of images depicting healthy crops. To offer the suggested model the capability to identify and classify diseases from a variety of angles, the photographs that help compensate for the collection were flipped at a variety of different perspectives. These findings provide evidence that CNN can be applied to increase the precision with which diseases in wheat crops are identified.