Tag: Katia Viana Xavier

Harnessing AI with drone imagery to detect costly celery disease before symptoms surface

by Lourdes Mederos
January 29, 2026

University of Florida scientists are launching a new, grant-funded research project that uses artificial intelligence and drone technology to help Florida celery growers detect a damaging fungal disease before symptoms are visible — a ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AI, Artificial Intellgience, Blight Disease, Celery, Crop, Disease, Early Blight Disease, Everglades Agricultural Area, Everglades Research And Education Center, Florida Agriculture, Florida Economy, Fungus, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Katia Viana Xavier, Larissa Carvallo Ferriera, News, Pests, Plant Pathology, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Weather

Aprovechamiento de la inteligencia artificial y las imágenes de drones para detectar de forma temprana enfermedades costosas del apio

by Luz Bahder
January 29, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Científicos de University of Florida están poniendo en marcha un nuevo proyecto de investigación, financiado mediante ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: 26 De Febrero, Agricultores, Agricultura, Agricultura Inteligente, Apio, Área Agrícola De Los Everglades, Cámaras Multiespectrales, Centro De Investigación Y Educación Everglades (EREC), Clima, Cultivo, Detección Temprana De Enfermedades, Drones, Ecosistema, Enfermedad Del Tizón Por Cercospora, Enfremedad, Español, Especialistas De Extensión De UF/IFAS, Everglades, Everglades Agricultural Area, Experimentos De Campo, Fumigacion, Fungicidas, IA, Imágenes, Inteligencia Artificial, Investigacion, Jornada De Campo, Katia Viana Xavier, Lechuga, Monitoreo, Productores´, Programa De Investigación Y Educación En Agricultura Sostenible Del Sur, Riesgo De Enfermedades, Salud De Las Plantas, Señales Sutiles De Estrés, Sistema De Drones, Southern SARE, Spanish, Subvencion, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)

Meet Katia Viana Xavier: A UF/IFAS plant pathologist forging change for food security in the EAA

by Lourdes Mederos
March 8, 2023

Katia Viana Xavier holds a special place among growers in the Everglades Agriculture Area (EAA) as a researcher fighting plant diseases at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). They know ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agronomy, Department Of Plant Pathology, EAA, Everglades Agriculture Area, Everglades Research And Education Center, International Women's Day, Katia Viana Xavier, National Women's History Month, News, Plant Pathology, Research, UF IFAS Everglades Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Research, Women's History Month

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