Wearables to track plant health: Farmers could use real-time information to manage crop conditions

A smartwatch can tell us the level of oxygen in our blood, when our sleep is restless or the number of steps we take in a day ...
Wisconsin Ag Connection

When to Spray Fungicides - Use Disease Forecasting Tools

As the growing season advances, deciding whether to apply fungicides remains one of the most challenging management choices for Midwest farmers. According to Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops ...
AOL

4 Reasons Your Tomato Plants Are Wilting (And How To Fix Each One)

Nothing quite compares to the flavor of a homegrown, vine-ripened tomato, but producing these tasty fruits comes with certain challenges. Tomatoes are susceptible to numerous diseases and ...
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Protecting plants from disease

Protecting plants from disease, advice from Lee Beers, assistant professor of agriculture and natural resources at the Trumbull County OSU Extension As GOP primary voters ignore his endorsement, Trump ...
IEEE

Plants Disease Classification using Deep Learning

Abstract: Early detection of plant disease is useful in reducing its rapid spread; however similar visual appearances of different plant diseases make it a challenging problem. In the proposed ...
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Plants speak, and now with new technology, farmers listen, respond to treat disease

GILTNER, Neb. (KOLN) - Hamilton County farmers are waiting on maybe one more rain before they hit the field to start planting, Brandon Hunnicutt said while we were out at his farm in Giltner. Weighing ...
CNN

Eating more plants linked to lower risk of dementia, even in older age

Eating a high-quality plant-rich diet that includes whole grains, vegetables and fruits may prevent cognitive impairment — even when people start that diet in their late 50s and 60s, according to a ...
Frontiers

Converging technologies for next-generation plant protection: an integrated framework for fungal disease management

Contemporary agriculture is facing an escalating crisis caused by fungal pathogens. Soil-borne and vascular fungi, such as Verticillium and Fusarium species, are becoming more destructive under ...
IEEE

Rice Leaf Diseases Classification Using CNN with Transfer Learning

Abstract: In the field of agriculture, plant diseases pose a serious threat to achieving optimal yields and food security; thus, identifying and classifying rice leaf diseases correctly are key points ...
Yahoo

‘Tantamount to a Nuclear Strike’: CNN Analyst Says Attacks on Water Plants Could Escalate Iran War

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CNN's Bill Weir said Friday that strikes on more of the Gulf region's desalination water plants could seriously escalate the war ...
The Conversation

Good fungus may one day help save plants from bad fungus like deadly myrtle rust disease

What do coffee, sugar, wheat, soy, eucalypts and paperbarks all have in common? They are all susceptible to parasitic rust diseases caused by fungi. Plant rust disease can easily be spotted by the ...