Deep-Learning-Based Strawberry Leaf Pest Classification for Sustainable Smart Farms

Haram Kim and Dongsoo Kim ()
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Haram Kim: Department of IT Distribution and Logistics, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Republic of Korea
Dongsoo Kim: Department of Industrial and Information Systems Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Republic of Korea

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: This paper presents a deep-learning-based classification model that aims to detect diverse pest infections in strawberry plants. The proposed model enables the timely identification of pest symptoms, allowing for prompt and effective pest management in smart farms. The present research employed an actual dataset of strawberry leaf images collected from a smart farm test bed. To expand the dataset, open data from sources such as Kaggle were utilized, while diseased leaf images were obtained through web crawling with the aid of the Python library. Subsequently, the expanded and added data were resized to a uniform size, and Pseudo-Labeling was implemented to ensure stable learning for both the training and test datasets. The RegNet and EfficientNet models were selected as the primary CNN-based image network models for repetitive learning, and ensemble learning was employed to enhance prediction accuracy. The proposed model is anticipated to facilitate the early identification and treatment of pests on strawberry leaves during the seedling period, a pivotal phase in smart farm development. Furthermore, it is expected to boost production in the agricultural industry and strengthen its competitive edge.

Keywords: deep learning model; strawberry leaf pest; sustainable smart farm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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