Author 1 :- Suneeta Devi ( Research Scholar )
Author 2 :- Dr. Deepak Sharma ( Assistant Professor )
Among the fruit crops, the apple occupies a leading place in India, providing a large share of income in the agricultural sector and satisfying the people’s demand for fruits. Among the northern states of India, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and a part of Uttarakhand together contribute substantially to the apple output of the country (Naqvi, 2004). In general, apple diseases induced by both biotic and abiotic factors are emerging as major problems for apple farmers, which lead to low crop yields, poor quality of fruits, and economic losses (Sharma & Jindal, 2023). The diseases in crops in the past were realized through traditional farming processes without the application of modern technology. Though, thanks to modern advancements in technology where machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) are gaining huge importance for the early diagnosis of diseases with higher accuracy and faster diagnosis (Alharbi & Arif, 2020).
