Enhancing sugarcane leaf disease classification using vision transformers over CNNs
Abstrak
Abstract Sugarcane is a globally significant crop facing threats from leaf diseases that impact its productivity. Traditional detection methods are often inefficient and time-consuming. This study explores the use of Vision Transformers (ViT) for classifying sugarcane leaf diseases and compares their performance with traditional CNNs. A dataset of 19,926 images across six classes was used to fine-tune both ViT and CNN models. The optimized ViT model achieved a test accuracy of 96.53%, outperforming the CNN models (ResNet50 and VGG16) with accuracies of 91.92% and 92.30%, respectively. These findings demonstrate the superior performance of ViTs over CNNs in early disease detection for sustainable crop management. Future work will focus on expanding the dataset and optimizing model parameters for further improvements in disease classification accuracy.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (2)
Saritha Miryala
Krupa Rasane
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2025
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.1007/s44163-025-00340-7
- Akses
- Open Access ✓