Researchers at the GTRI) are developing a micro gas chromatograph (GC) for early detection of diseases in crops. “It’s estimated that each year U.S. farmers lose 12 percent of their crops to pests and ...

Photographic examples of a plant disease dataset. (a) Balck rot; (b) Northern leaf blight; (c) Isariopsis leaf spot; (d) Brown spot. Researchers have made significant progress in the field of ...

This breakthrough could significantly boost crop yields and help achieve food security goals. Crop diseases not only reduce yields but also degrade soil health and disrupt ecosystems. Accurate, early ...

As Nigeria struggles with food insecurity, young Nigerians and startups are seeking to revolutionize the agricultural sector through technology. In the state of Kaduna, Shamsuddeen Jibril invented a ...

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major soil-borne crop pathogen—an advance that paves the way for better crop ...

Researchers have developed an electronic patch that can be applied to the leaves of plants to monitor crops for different pathogens -- such as viral and fungal infections -- and stresses such as ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - As the nation’s third-leading producer of celery, Florida’s celery fields are valuable crops in the winter but susceptible to early blight disease, which can lead to costly losses.

CAN a robot first designed for banana farms help address the challenges of coffee production? That was the question explored when the Department of Science and Technology–Advanced Science and ...