{"ID":2839614,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15535","arxiv_id":"2511.15535","title":"A Hybrid CNN-ViT-GNN Framework with GAN-Based Augmentation for Intelligent Weed Detection in Precision Agriculture","abstract":"The task of weed detection is an essential element of precision agriculture since accurate species identification allows a farmer to selectively apply herbicides and fits into sustainable agriculture crop management. This paper proposes a hybrid deep learning framework recipe for weed detection that utilizes Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Vision Transformers (ViTs), and Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) to build robustness to multiple field conditions. A Generative Adversarial Network (GAN)-based augmentation method was imposed to balance class distributions and better generalize the model. Further, a self-supervised contrastive pre-training method helps to learn more features from limited annotated data. Experimental results yield superior results with 99.33% accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score on multi-benchmark datasets. The proposed model architecture enables local, global, and relational feature representations and offers high interpretability and adaptability. Practically, the framework allows real-time, efficient deployment to edge devices for automated weed detecting, reducing over-reliance on herbicides and providing scalable, sustainable precision-farming options.","short_abstract":"The task of weed detection is an essential element of precision agriculture since accurate species identification allows a farmer to selectively apply herbicides and fits into sustainable agriculture crop management. This paper proposes a hybrid deep learning framework recipe for weed detection that utilizes Convolutio...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15535","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.15535v1","authors":"[\"Pandiyaraju V\",\"Abishek Karthik\",\"Sreya Mynampati\",\"Poovarasan L\",\"D. Saraswathi\"]","published":"2025-11-19T15:32:08Z","proceeding":"cs.CV","tasks":"[\"cs.CV\"]","methods":"[\"Vision Transformer\",\"Graph Neural Network\",\"Transformer\",\"Generative Adversarial Network\",\"Convolutional Neural Network\"]","has_code":false}