Early Detection of Colletotrichum Kahawae Disease in Coffee Cherry Based on Computer Vision Techniques
Raveena Selvanarayanan,
Surendran Rajendran,
Youseef Alotaibi
Abstract:Colletotrichum kahawae (Coffee Berry Disease) spreads through spores that can be carried by wind, rain, and insects affecting coffee plantations, and causes 80% yield losses and poor-quality coffee beans. The deadly disease is hard to control because wind, rain, and insects carry spores. Colombian researchers utilized a deep learning system to identify CBD in coffee cherries at three growth stages and classify photographs of infected and uninfected cherries with 93% accuracy using a random forest method. If th… Show more
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