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Smartphone photos may be able to predict rice

Rice provides 20% of the world’s food energy, with expected demand rising by 60% by 2050, but climate change, more extreme weather and evolving pathogens threaten farmers’ ability to produce enough of the crop. To help better predict crop yield and how interventions may improve yield an international research team has developed an approach that farmers may be able to implement using just a smartphone. ....

Yu Tanaka , Japan General , United States , Keisuke Katsura , Eisuke Takeuchi , Kokou Ahouanton , Yu Iwahashi , Toshiyuki Takahiro , Kensuke Kawamura , Norvie Manigbas , Tomoya Watanabe , Vimal Kumamoto Semwal , Yashuhiro Tsujimoto , Kazuki Saito , Edgar Corredor , Eduardo Jose Graterol Matute , Takashi Sonam Tashi Tanaka , Raafat El Namaky , Koki Houma , Takeshita Sonam Tashi Tanaka , Salifou Goube Mairoua , Eduard Jippy , Kalimuthu Senthilkumar , Ali Ibrahim , School Of Mathematics , Japan International Research Center ,