Improved YOLOX-Tiny network for detection of tobacco brown spot disease.

Introduction: Tobacco brown spot disease caused by fungal species is a major threat to tobacco growth and yield. Thus, accurate and rapid detection of tobacco brown spot disease is vital for disease prevention and chemical pesticide inputs.

Methods: Here, we propose an improved YOLOX-Tiny network, named YOLO-Tobacco, for the detection of tobacco brown spot disease under open-field scenarios.