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Pierluigi Bonello

Principal Investigator

The Ohio State University

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Phenotyping plants using spectroscopy

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In this project we want to develop the use of near infrared spectroscopy-based sensors mounted on small unmanned aerial vehicles (AKA drones), coupled with artificial intelligence approaches, to detect asymptomatic plants that are infected by microbial pathogens or under pest attack.

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The Ohio State University

Nir-based aerial phenotyping for early detection of plant pest and pathogen infestations

A drone-mounted near-infrared (NIR) sensing system that detects pre-symptomatic biochemical changes in crops caused by insect pests and pathogens. Using machine learning, it classifies infested versus healthy plants befo...

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Pierluigi Bonello

Principal Investigator

The Ohio State University

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The Ohio State University

Principal Investigator

2000 - Present

University of Oxford

PhD, Forest Pathology

1987 - 1991

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