Crop diseases are a major challenge for farmers in the UK and globally resulting in reduced crop yield and quality. In the UK, fungicides are the principal tool used to prevent or treat early infection from principally air-borne spores. However, increasingly there is pressure to use these products less, due to concerns over their use. The SprayBot project aims to develop spore-trapping and predictive methodologies, using multispectral imaging to identify infected plants and employing precision applications systems to reduce overall pesticide usage. The project has shown how multiple new approaches and innovations could be used in the future to improve the detection and treatment of crop diseases. 👉Read more here: https://ow.ly/PZAk50UPovA 👉Watch the full video here: https://ow.ly/Y6wX50UPovz #resilientsystems #intelligentagriculture #acceleratingagritech #agritech #agribusiness FOTENIX Newcastle University
