425174

Early Detection of Date Palm Diseases in the New Valley Governorate Using NDVI-Based Digital Cartographic Modeling

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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Plant protection and plant diseases

Abstract

The lack of precise disease detection systems in date palm farming within the New Valley Governorate hinders timely interventions, leading to increased pesticide use, and significant productivity losses. This research introduces a novel approach integrating remote sensing data processing, GIS techniques, and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) analysis for early and accurate detection of date palm diseases. The proposed cartographic model is designed to map and visualize the spatial distribution of NDVI across date palm fields to identify areas with potential plant stress. Using multispectral and multi-temporal Landsat imagery, we processed near-infrared and red bands. The resulting NDVI data were integrated into a modular environment within GIS software. The model is structured into two main steps: normalization of the near-infrared and red bands and the production of digital cartographic maps visualizing the distribution of NDVI. The results revealed a significant correlation between spatial variations in NDVI and the vertical distribution of date palm areas, with lower NDVI values indicating potential plant health issues. To evaluate the model's reliability, an accuracy assessment analysis was conducted, using metrics such as Kappa coefficient, confirming the robustness and performance of the method. The developed method will facilitate enhanced disease management and contribute to more effective crop health and productivity strategies, as it allows for identification of the locations with possible plant diseases early on, which can help in reducing pesticide usage and improve date palm production. This study is specifically designed to detect common date palm diseases such as [leaf spot diseases targeted].

DOI

10.21608/nvjas.2025.365780.1314

Keywords

Remote Sensing, date palm, leaf spot Disease Detection, NDVI, Cartographic Modeling

Authors

First Name

Khaled

Last Name

Arafat

MiddleName

Hussein

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University, Egypt

Email

drkhaledarafat@agr.nvu.edu.eg

City

El-Kharga

Orcid

0000-0002-9895-4982

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

H.Abdel-Rehim

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

mohamed.hasan5@agr.aun.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0000-0001-7806-4790

First Name

Wael

Last Name

AlMetwaly

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Geography and GIS, Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

wael.almetwaly@cu.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-3969-927X

First Name

Wesam

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University, Egypt

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City

-

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Volume

5

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

53347

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2025-03-05

Publish Date

2025-03-30

Page Start

31

Page End

49

Print ISSN

2805-2420

Online ISSN

2805-2439

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https://nvjas.journals.ekb.eg/article_425174.html

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425,174

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Original Research

Type Code

2,101

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Journal

Publication Title

New Valley Journal of Agricultural Science

Publication Link

https://nvjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Early Detection of Date Palm Diseases in the New Valley Governorate Using NDVI-Based Digital Cartographic Modeling

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Article

Created At

04 May 2025