An Enhanced Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Plant Disease Detection and Classification

IGI Global eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 297 - 322

Published: Feb. 7, 2025

This research introduces a novel enhanced deep convolutional neural network for plant disease detection and classification, cutting-edge tool that is set to revolutionize the field. The study enhances ResNet50 by replacing fully connected layer with three layers improve discrimination feature extraction, namely convolution, batch normalization, Leaky rectified linear unit (RELU) activation layers. Experimental performance assessments were conducted evaluate of proposed model in comparison original ResNet50, EfficientNet, DesNet201, Inception Version 3 using popular evaluation criteria such as precision, recall, F1-Score. achieved an accuracy 99.33% 93.93% on Namibia University Science Technology Maize Dataset Nelson Mandela African Institution dataset, respectively.

Language: Английский

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Remote Sensing for Monitoring and Assessment of Invasive Herbaceous Plants: The Case of Oenothera Drummondii in Coastal Ecosystems

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Biodiversity conservation and construction industry: Impacts, regulatory frameworks, and challenges

CABI Reviews, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 7, 2025

Abstract The construction industry plays a crucial role not only in economic development but also presents significant challenges to environmental sustainability. Construction activities frequently result habitat destruction, pollution, land degradation, fragmentation, and the spread of invasive species, all which pose severe threats ecosystems biodiversity. These impacts contribute climate change, accelerate biodiversity loss, endanger vulnerable species habitats. Without proper mitigation strategies, projects can lead irreversible ecological damage. However, integrating biodiversity-friendly practices into planning execution help minimize negative effects enhance ecosystem resilience. A balanced approach that incorporates conservation processes is essential for achieving sustainable goals. To address these challenges, regulatory frameworks policies have been established prevent or mitigate loss caused by activities. effectiveness regulations varies across regions, often due gaps enforcement, inadequate assessments, insufficient stakeholder engagement. This review critically examines existing governing construction-related impacts, assessing their strengths weaknesses. It identifies areas where policy improvements stricter enforcement are needed protection. Furthermore, this study explores harm, such as green infrastructure, restoration, nature-based solutions. highlights aligning rapid urbanization infrastructure with conservation, including conflicting interests between growth By analysing opportunities, provides insights how well-implemented conservation. Strengthening legal frameworks, fostering cross-sector collaboration, incorporating scientific research decision making will be key balancing proactive ensure future support both progress integrity.

Language: Английский

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Biodiversity and plant-insect interactions in fragmented habitats: A systematic review

CABI Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 28, 2024

Abstract Fragmentation is threatening insect biodiversity and intricate interactions in various ecosystems. Ecological – especially those involving plants insects are significantly impacted by fragmented habitats. Because of fragmentation, edge effects reduced habitat connectivity quality affect species diversity, abundance, behavior, movement, life cycles, with plants, e.g., pollination, herbivory, seed distribution. To a large degree, ecosystem services or processes mediated these interactions. While habitats create suitable conditions for invasive alien (IAPs), such invasions modify native plant composition herbivorous communities because they cause decline loss biodiversity. A systematic review was conducted reviewing eighty-eight (88) articles to gather evidence fragmentation on biodiversity, insects’ behavior adaptations, plant-insect (i.e., dispersal), its influence IAP invasions. This deduced that any change community diversity due can have cascading within It further contends successful conservation management requires an understanding the dynamics However, long-term resilience health ecosystems be guaranteed supporting sustainable land use, improving connectivity, restoring These actions may help stop and/or reduce support livelihoods well-being millions people.

Language: Английский

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Perennial grasses: natural allies for soil health and biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and invasive plant management

Grass Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(1), P. 0 - 0

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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