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 breakthrough that could save crops, cut costs and reduce fungicide use.
With support from two grants, a UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Launching Innovative Faculty Teams in AI and a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant, the project targets early blight, a fast-spreading disease that can quickly turn healthy celery fields into costly losses.
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By Lourdes Mederos, rodriguezl@ufl.edu
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The mission of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is to develop knowledge relevant to agricultural, human and natural resources and to make that knowledge available to sustain and enhance the quality of human life. With more than a dozen research facilities, 67 county Extension offices, and award-winning students and faculty in the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UF/IFAS brings science-based solutions to the state’s agricultural and natural resources industries, and all Florida residents.
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