Potatoes in Canada Reports on AI AgriScout System

PVY is one of the most economically significant diseases for Canadian potato farmers – and it’s especially challenging for seed growers, who are required to keep PVY levels under a very low threshold. A team of Canadian scientists that includes U of G professor Dr. Gurjit Randhawa  is working with a full range of regional industry stakeholders to commercialize an AI system called AgriScout for early identification and mapping of PVY infections – and eventually the early detection of other pests and diseases in potatoes and beyond. According to Randhawa, AgriScout is as effective as human scouts, which are in short supply.

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With funding from the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, Randhawa is expanding his work to Ontario soybean fields to detect white mould, a persistent soilborne disease. A new robot, equipped with thermal and multispectral cameras, monitors the environmental conditions that trigger mould outbreaks. Read the story: U of G Researcher Uses AI Robots to Fight Crop Disease