Vision Transformers in Precision Agriculture: A Comprehensive Survey

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.21706v1
• Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:50:02 GMT
• Title: Vision Transformers in Precision Agriculture: A Comprehensive Survey
• Authors: Saber Mehdipour, Seyed Abolghasem Mirroshandel, Seyed Amirhossein Tabatabaei,
• Abstract summary: Vision Transformers (ViTs) offer benefits such as improved handling of long-range dependencies and better scalability for visual tasks.<n>This survey explores the application of ViTs in precision agriculture, covering tasks from classification to detection and segmentation.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Detecting plant diseases is a crucial aspect of modern agriculture - it plays a key role in maintaining crop health and increasing overall yield. Traditional approaches, though still valuable, often rely on manual inspection or conventional machine learning techniques, both of which face limitations in scalability and accuracy. Recently, Vision Transformers (ViTs) have emerged as a promising alternative, offering benefits such as improved handling of long-range dependencies and better scalability for visual tasks. This survey explores the application of ViTs in precision agriculture, covering tasks from classification to detection and segmentation. We begin by introducing the foundational architecture of ViTs and discuss their transition from Natural Language Processing (NLP) to computer vision. The discussion includes the concept of inductive bias in traditional models like Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), and how ViTs mitigate these biases. We provide a comprehensive review of recent literature, focusing on key methodologies, datasets, and performance metrics. The survey also includes a comparative analysis of CNNs and ViTs, with a look at hybrid models and performance enhancements. Technical challenges - such as data requirements, computational demands, and model interpretability - are addressed alongside potential solutions. Finally, we outline potential research directions and technological advancements that could further support the integration of ViTs in real-world agricultural settings. Our goal with this study is to offer practitioners and researchers a deeper understanding of how ViTs are poised to transform smart and precision agriculture.

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