Journal of Information Technology
Vol 13 No 02 (2025): J-Intech : Journal of Information and Technology

Classification of Stinging Nettle Plants Based on Leaf Images Using the CNN Method (Case Study: Biru-Biru Village)

Daniel Sembiring (Medan State University, Indonesia)
Insan Taufik (Medan State University, Indonesia)
Hermawan Syahputa (Medan State University, Indonesia)
Zulfahmi Indra (Medan State University, Indonesia)
Kana Saputa S (Medan State University, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Dec 2025

Abstract

The high number of skin irritation cases among residents in Desa Biru-Biru due to direct contact with stinging nettle plants highlights the need for an automatic identification system to distinguish plant types. This study aims to develop a leaf image classification model for stinging nettle plants using the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) algorithm with the MobileNetV2 architecture. The image dataset was collected directly from the study area and classified into four categories: Jelatang Ayam, Jelatang Gajah, Jelatang Niru, and Non-Nettle plants. The research stages include data collection and analysis, pre-processing (resizing, normalization, augmentation), data splitting (70:10:20), model training, performance evaluation (accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score), and web-based system implementation. The test results show that the model achieved an accuracy of 98%, with the highest precision score of 0.98, recall score of 0.98, and F1-score of 0.98. The system has also been successfully implemented as an interactive web application that allows users to identify nettle plant types quickly and accurately. This research contributes to risk mitigation efforts related to harmful plants in rural environments through the application of digital image processing technology.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

J-INTECH

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT

Description

Journal of Information and Technology is a journal published by Bhinneka Nusantara University, Malang. The scope of this journal includes IT Governance, IS Strategic Planning, IS Theory and Practices, Management Information System, IT Project Management, Distance Learning, E-Government, Information ...