Lecture ‘Practical examples of automated phenotyping by drones‘
Lecturer: Frans-Peter Dechering
Wednesday, September 25, 10:00-10:45
Language: English
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Practical examples of automated phenotyping by drones
Assume that 50% of the breeding selection work is mainly repetitive and could potentially be automated? What seed supply chain efficiency improvement is possible by automated bud and flower detection monitoring. In this presentation Frans-Peter Dechering, founder and CCO of Corvus Drones, will give practical examples on how to improve the seed breeding and operational processes.
The Corvus Drones fly fully autonomous in greenhouses. Take-off, landing and recharging from docking stations which are mounted in the greenhouse. The whole loop from flying, data-collection and reporting is without any manual interference. Everyone can operate the drone from the office. Reporting is from SMS alerts to semi interactive web applications. Worldwide, Young Plant producers and breeders use drones in their daily operations.
The following examples are included in the presentation:
- Seedlings: seed germination and usable plant count
- Growth: Leaf Area Index and canopy coverage
- Readiness: Counting bud and flower stages
- Anomaly: Detecting issues like tip burn, yellowing and some pest&diseases
Speaker: Frans-Peter Dechering