Ever cerebrate your plants were wait a niggling greensick but did n’t want to waste time or money on test ? What if a smartphone app could tell you their N level ? What if low - cost sensors could help you monitor plant growth and severalize you when PGRs are needed ?
Having previously covered subject such as unreal intelligence and impertinent spraying , OMAFRA continues its CEA Webinar series , looking specifically at smart detector . And they do n’t have to be anything fancy to help you supervise your harvest .
Although “ floriculture ” is in the title , the sensing element and apps Dr. Krishna Nemali from Purdue University will hash out have applications across all avenue of controlled environment Department of Agriculture . Keep read for details on the webinar and how to read .
The topicBecause of the intensive nature of farming , operational monetary value are high in the floriculture industry . Increasing crop productiveness and reducing resource wastage are essential for net profit in floriculture production .
uninterrupted monitoring of plants for maturation and character - have-to doe with issues is passing important for maximize crop productiveness and optimize resource use . However , this require a coach men who are knowledgeable about plant growing and quality - related yield . Unfortunately , the availability of a trained men is limit in the floriculture industriousness , specially during the pandemic .
Our research laboratory is developing flora - supervise techniques using affordable and easy - to - use gimmick , such as smartphones and humbled - monetary value remote sensor . These ‘ smart detector ’ seizure and process plant life image to generate economically utilitarian information , including seedling counts , plant ontogeny charge per unit , pinnacle and width , N position , and colour development ( and potentially many other traits ) . In addition to assist in plant life monitoring , these machine can train the workforce with industrial plant growing and character - related result . In this demonstration , I will describe applied science development , conduct a virtual presentment , and deal our plans on make up this technology uncommitted to floriculture growers globally .
The speakerDr . Krishna Nemali join the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University in July 2016 as an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist . His doctoral enquiry concentre on the developing of plant - ground automated irrigation techniques using sensors and studies related to the physiological responses of floriculture crops to varying degree of light , water , and N during production .
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