Affiliation:
1. Department of Information Technology St. Joseph's Institute of Technology Chennai India
2. Department of Networking and Communications, School of Computing SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur Campus Chennai India
3. Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science St Joseph's Institute of Technology Chennai India
4. Department of Computer Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Technology, JAIN Deemed‐To‐Be University Bengaluru, Karnataka India
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundIn the agricultural sector, the early identification of plant diseases presents a pressing challenge. Throughout the growing season, plants remain vulnerable to an array of diseases. Failure to detect these diseases at their early stages can significantly compromise the overall yield, thereby reducing profitability for farmers. To address this issue, several researchers have introduced standard methods that leverage machine learning and deep learning techniques. However, many of these methods offer limited classification accuracy and often necessitate extensive training parameter adjustments.MethodThe objective of this study is to develop a new deep learning‐based technique for detecting and classifying plant diseases at earlier stages. Thus, this paper introduces a novel technique known as the deep belief network‐based enhanced kernel extreme learning machine (DBN‐EKELM) that identifies a disease automatically and performs effective classification. The initial phase involves data preprocessing to enhance quality of plant leaf images, facilitating the extraction of critical information. With the goal of achieving superior classification accuracy, this paper proposes the use of the DBN‐EKELM technique for optimal plant leaf disease detection. Given that KELM parameters are highly sensitive to minor variations, proper parameter tuning is essential and introduces a novel binary gaining sharing knowledge‐based optimization algorithm (NBGSK).ResultThe efficacy of the proposed DBN‐EKELM method is evaluated by comparing its performance with other conventional methods, considering various measures like accuracy, precision, specificity, sensitivity and F‐measure.ConclusionExperimental analyses demonstrate that the DBN‐EKELM technique achieves an impressive rate of approximately 98.2%, 97%, 98.1%, 97.4% as well as 97.8%, surpassing other standard methods. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.