An Approach Towards Identifying Bangladeshi Leaf Diseases through Transfer Learning and XAI

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.16033v2
• Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:07:13 GMT
• Title: An Approach Towards Identifying Bangladeshi Leaf Diseases through Transfer Learning and XAI
• Authors: Faika Fairuj Preotee, Shuvashis Sarker, Shamim Rahim Refat, Tashreef Muhammad, Shifat Islam,
• Abstract summary: The objective of our research is to classify 21 distinct leaf diseases across six plants using deep learning models.<n>VGG19 and Xception achieve the highest accuracies, with 98.90% and 98.66% respectively.
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• Abstract: Leaf diseases are harmful conditions that affect the health, appearance and productivity of plants, leading to significant plant loss and negatively impacting farmers' livelihoods. These diseases cause visible symptoms such as lesions, color changes, and texture variations, making it difficult for farmers to manage plant health, especially in large or remote farms where expert knowledge is limited. The main motivation of this study is to provide an efficient and accessible solution for identifying plant leaf diseases in Bangladesh, where agriculture plays a critical role in food security. The objective of our research is to classify 21 distinct leaf diseases across six plants using deep learning models, improving disease detection accuracy while reducing the need for expert involvement. Deep Learning (DL) techniques, including CNN and Transfer Learning (TL) models like VGG16, VGG19, MobileNetV2, InceptionV3, ResNet50V2 and Xception are used. VGG19 and Xception achieve the highest accuracies, with 98.90% and 98.66% respectively. Additionally, Explainable AI (XAI) techniques such as GradCAM, GradCAM++, LayerCAM, ScoreCAM and FasterScoreCAM are used to enhance transparency by highlighting the regions of the models focused on during disease classification. This transparency ensures that farmers can understand the model's predictions and take necessary action. This approach not only improves disease management but also supports farmers in making informed decisions, leading to better plant protection and increased agricultural productivity.

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