Iowa State University researchers are developing an AI-powered pest identification app designed to put fast and reliable ...

Plant diseases pose a significant threat to nations across the globe, owing to the financial burden they impose and the impact they have on food security. Healthy crops sustain millions of livelihoods ...

Selection is the main goal of plant breeders and geneticists to genetically improve target traits in cereal crops. Resistance ...

In a special test vineyard in New York State, you may spot an unusual sight: tall, boxy robots with rugged tires patrolling the cultivated rows, moving autonomously thanks to onboard GPS. As they ...

A research team has developed LGNet, a dual-branch network that combines convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and visual transformers (VTs) for plant disease identification. LGNet effectively fuses ...

The New Yor k Times Wirecutter and CNN Underscored rank PlantNet as the best plant identification app for most users. Described by the manufacturer as a “citizen science project,” the app uses a ...

Q: How reliable are plant identification apps? A: I’ve tested several plant identification apps and have found them surprisingly, but not completely, accurate. You simply snap a photo of the plant in ...

Tomato blight is a catch-all term for a group of serious fungal infections that affect the production and quality of fruit. The fungi attack tomatoes in different ways at different times, with ...