Plant Recognition Based on Modified Maximum Margin Criterion

Abstract

The Plant recognition based on plant leaves is important for biological science, ecological science, and agricultural digitization. Because of the complexity and variation of the plant leaves, many classical plant recognition algorithms using plant leaf images are not enough for practical application. A modified maximum margin criterion (MMMC) algorithm is proposed for plant recognition by minimizing the within-class scatter, while maximizing the between-class scatter. The experimental results on the ICL leaf image database show that the proposed method is effective.