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However, many current models struggle with accuracy, size, and speed particularly when handling multi-label classification problems.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This paper proposes a Convolutional Neural Network with Squeeze and Excitation Enabled Identity Blocks (CNN-SEEIB), a hybrid CNN-based deep learning architecture for multi-label classification of plant diseases. CNN-SEEIB incorporates an attention mechanism in its identity blocks to leverage the visual attention that enhances the classification performance and computational efficiency. PlantVillage dataset containing 38 classes of diseased crop leaves alongside healthy leaves, totaling 54,305 images, is utilized for experimentation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>CNN-SEEIB achieved a classification accuracy of 99.79%, precision of 0.9970, recall of 0.9972, and an F1 score of 0.9971. In addition, the model attained an inference time of 64 milliseconds per image, making it suitable for real-time deployment. 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