A Highly Effective Deep Learning Tool for Identifying Plant Leaves

Adel AbdelhadiOuahab Kadri

DOI 10.7160/aol.2025.170401
No 4/2025, December
pp. 3-9

Abdelhadi, A. and Kadri, O. (2025) "A Highly Effective Deep Learning Tool for Identifying Plant Leaves", AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 3-9. ISSN 1804-1930. DOI 10.7160/aol.2025.170401.

Abstract

This work addresses pattern recognition in the agronomic domain, with a particular emphasis on identifying plant leaves using an adaptive neural network technique. We introduce a tool designed for two primary groups: botany researchers and a broader range of scientists applying it to plant identification and classification. We delve into the capabilities of Deep Learning, focusing on generalization abilities that enable accurate predictions on unseen data, which is essential for handling the variation in leaf shapes, sizes, and structures across species. The implementation details of these neural networks are described, including data preprocessing, network architecture design, training strategies, and evaluation techniques to ensure robustness and reliability in real-world applications.

Keywords

Pattern recognition, plant leaves, deep learning, classification, analysis, image processing, neural networks.

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