Optical spectroscopy applied in agriculture
remains a challenge in developing countries for a better
monitoring of agricultural productivity. The
phytopathological approach by fluorescence spectroscopy
makes it possible to detect viral and bacterial diseases in
particular in real time in order to early follow the
evolution of pathogens and consider preventing their
spread. To illustrate this work, a multi-spectral
microscope has been designed specifically for the
representation of fluorescence images on a portion (leaf
blade) of a plant without using a fluorescent molecule.
Through the obtained microscopic images, the
corresponding fluorescence spectrum has been
reconstructed in order to distinguish a healthy leaf from a
diseased leaf in terms of contrast. The main contribution
is the development of the method of fluorescence
spectroscopy by multispectral imaging at the microscopic
scale for the early diagnosis of bacterial wilt due to
Ralstonia solanacearum in tomato plants, two symptoms
caused by the African cassava mosaic virus in a cassava
field, and Cucumber mosaic virus following its
inoculation to some zucchini plants without the use of a
fluorescent marker. The results obtained show the
effectiveness of the proposed technique, in order to
facilitate the identification of these pathogens present in
tomato, cassava and cucumber plants respectively by
biological analysis laboratories
Keywords : Multispectral Imaging, Pathogens, Optical spectroscopy, Fluorescence