II. RELAT ED WORK
DENDRAL1 is the first expert system [3].It holds a
significant place in the history of expert/knowledge-based
systems because it was the first system to use the expertise of
human problem solvers and translate that knowledge into a
large numbers of special purpose rules, known as a rule -
based system.
In agriculture, applications of expert system are mainly
found in the area of disease diagnosis and pest controls.
Many domain specific expert systems are being used at
different levels. AMRAPALIKA: An expert system for the
diagnosis of pests, diseases and disorders in Indian Mango is
an application of expert system in the agriculture domain [4].
In this system, the expert system is developed with rulebased
expert system, using ESTA. Another expert system Dr.
Wheat: A Web-based Expert System for Diagnosis of
Diseases and Pests in Pakistani Wheat [5]. The system is for
the purpose of pest and disease control of Pakistani wheat.
They had developed the system with web-based expert
system using e2gLite shell. Expert Systems Applications:
Agriculture, is also the application of expert system in the
agriculture domain developed by Ahmed Rafea [6]. Decision
Support System Crop-9-DSS or Identified Crops, by
Ganesan V. is an expert system developed with Macromedia
flash MX Professional 2004 6.0 [7] . The system is
developed for the purpose of the identification of diseases
and pests with control measures, fertilizer recommendation
system, water management system and identification of farm
implements for leading crops of Kerela. Web based Expert
System for Diagnosis of Micro Nutrients Deficiencies in
Crops also describes application of expert system in
agriculture particularly in the area of nutrient deficiencies in
crops [8]. The system is a web based system using the ServCLIPS tool.