University of Florida scientists are launching a new, grant-funded research project that uses artificial intelligence and drone technology to help Florida celery growers detect a damaging fungal disease before symptoms are visible — a breakthrough that could save crops, cut costs and reduce fungicide use.
With support from two grants, a UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Launching Innovative Faculty Teams in AI and a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant, the project targets early blight, a fast-spreading disease that can quickly turn healthy celery fields into costly losses.
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