Plant diseases are a major threat to food security, but their rapid identification remains difficult in many parts of the world due to the lack of the necessary infrastructure. The combination of increasing global smartphone penetration and recent advances in computer vision made possible by...
The term plant disease refers to an impairment in the structure or function of a plant that results in observable symptoms. To recognize a plant problem, you must first know what a healthy plant looks like. Although this may seem obvious, some plants have characteristics or...
The right conditions and effort are necessary for the healthy growth of the plant. Diseases that occur while the plant is growing can prevent its healthy growth and even lead the plant to death. Plant disease, is an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts...
As climate change makes it more difficult to grow crops in outdoor farms because of heatwaves, more frequent storms, and more pests and diseases, the researchers envision that climate-controlled, tech-filled indoor farms could be an increasingly useful place to grow food. Automating plant growing processes...
Every farmer must deal with plant diseases when growing plants at some point. The sooner the disease of the plant is noticed and the sooner it is cured, the better product will be produced. Making timely and accurate diagnoses is a key point to save...
Vertical farming is the practice of producing food on vertically inclined surfaces instead of farming vegetables and other foods on a single level. Although vertical farming promises a high yield, there are certain issues that need to be considered in order to achieve this yield. In...
The last 2 years of humanity have been spent trying to escape from a great pandemic and end it. Covid-19 Pandemic of course a pandemic that affects our lives in a really bad way and will be remembered with grief through the ages but could...
While the yield you can get from your vertical farm is quite high, there are some conditions that you must meet in order to achieve these high yields. One of these conditions is lighting. In many ways, today’s LED systems are the ideal solution for indoor...
The increase in population growth is accompanied by an increase in demand for food production. The FAO reported that the world population would be reached 9.73 billion by 2050, and the increase will continue to reach 11.2 billion by 2100. We are approaching a food crisis at...
Lately, we hear a lot about food traceability. But what is food traceability we hear about? Food traceability is the ability to track a given food or ingredient from its point of production through processing, manufacturing, and transportation to retail and sale to consumer. Food traceability is...