Recognition and detection of tea leaf's diseases using support vector machine

Tea is a popular beverage all around the world, and in Bangladesh the cultivation of tea plays a vital role. Many diseases affect the proper growth of tea leaves leading to its reduction, thus hindering of the production of tea. However, if the disease is identified at an early age it would solve all the above mentioned problems through the application of appropriate treatment, or through the pruning of the diseased leaves to prevent further spread of the disease. To solve this problem image processing is the best option to detect and diagnose the disease. The main goal of this research is to develop an image processing system that can identify and classify the two most widespread tea leaf diseases…