Application Notes

Plant breeding is currently facing numerous challenges, which are being exacerbated by climate change. Increased temperatures, water scarcity and diseases pose a serious challenge for efficient plant breeding. In response to these difficulties, advanced technologies such as hyperspectral imaging are being used to speed up and refine the plant breeding process. Hyperspectral imaging methods based on unmanned aerial vehicles (HSI) are especially useful for field data acquisition of crops, providing valuable information on yield, nitrogen content, leaf chlorophyll, biomass estimation, and both biotic and abiotic stress factors.