Shivnarayan Ashruji Kanade

Real-time Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) Maturity Classification Using a YOLOv26 Deep Learning Framework

Rahul Yadav, Pradeep Rajan, Chanchal Gupta, Jashanpreet Kaur & Shivnarayan Ashruji Kanade · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2026

Background: Tomato ripeness is identified by colour changes, but manual harvesting is often inaccurate. AI-based vision systems, especially deep learning models like YOLO, improve detection and harvesting efficiency. Aims: In automated tomato harvesting, accurate classification a...