Comparison procedure for the authentication of Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) leaf using image processing technique

Plants play one of the main roles in our ecosystem. Manual identification for the leaves sometimes leads to greater difference due to look alike. People often get confused with look-alike leaves which mostly end in loss of life. Authentication of original leaf with look-alike leaf is very essential nowadays. This paper concentrates mainly on the procedure of how the test feature can be compared with the database. The database is created with different kinds of Tulsi leaf and other medicinal purpose leaves. For the execution of test leaf a test image is captured and the parameter is tested. With this the leaf which gives the closest match will be labeled.