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Learn how research will help develop new ways to grow crops more resilient to damage from the plant parasites as well as increasing nighttime temperatures.
AI may help UF researchers identify crop-destroying nematodes Parasitic nematodes cause $125 billion in agricultural damage around the world each year, but University of Florida scientists hope to alleviate some of that destruction. To do so, UF researchers will use artificial intelligence (AI) to try to more rapidly identify nematodes. Some nematodes live in the ground and harm plants, while others are beneficial, so it is important to distinguish which ones are which, said Peter DiGennaro, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of entomology and nematology. The research, led by DiGennaro and Alina...
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Put Nematodes on Notice Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 14, 2021 Did you know parasitic nematodes cause $125 billion in agricultural damage around the world each year? The underground dwellers with a voracious appetite have an effective cover, but University of Florida scientists might have found a new way to shed some light on the problem. Advertisement Researchers will use artificial intelligence in an attempt to identify nematodes (the destructive kind as well as beneficial) more rapidly and accurately. The research, led by Peter DiGennaro, a UF/IFAS Assis...