AgriCure: A web application based layered augmentation-enhanced YOLOv8 for disease and nutrient deficiency detection in bitter gourd leaves

Kamaldeep Joshi; Sumit Kumar; Varun Kumar; Rainu Nandal; Yogesh Kumar; Narendra Tuteja; Ritu Gill; Sarvajeet Singh Gill

doi:10.1016/j.cpb.2025.100517

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AgriCure: A web application based layered augmentation-enhanced YOLOv8 for disease and nutrient deficiency detection in bitter gourd leaves

Kamaldeep Joshi Sumit Kumar

Varun Kumar

Rainu Nandal Yogesh Kumar

Narendra Tuteja Ritu Gill Sarvajeet Singh Gill

Current Plant Biology Vol. 43 pp. 100517 · Elsevier BV

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Kamaldeep Joshi, Sumit Kumar, Varun Kumar, et al. (2025). AgriCure: A web application based layered augmentation-enhanced YOLOv8 for disease and nutrient deficiency detection in bitter gourd leaves. Current Plant Biology, 43, 100517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2025.100517

AgriCure: A web application based layered augmentation-enhanced YOLOv8 for disease and nutrient deficiency detection in bitter gourd leaves

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