A North Carolina State University team is combining cameras, robots, drones and artificial intelligence to make it easier for tomato breeders to develop disease-resistant varieties.
Each year, plant diseases take a bite out of agricultural yields and profits, causing estimated global agricultural losses of $30 billion to $50 billion. At NC State University, experts in optical engineering, data analytics, and robotics are working with plant breeders and pathologists to get around a […]
Robots + Drones + AI = Hardier Tomatoes? | N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative