by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
With the help of artificial intelligence, drones<\/strong> can assess the health of crops by providing crucial information to farmers. That’s the conclusion of researchers at the University of Florida<\/strong>‘s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences who used aerial imagery to determine the optimal amount of nitrogen fertilizer in sativa hemp plantations.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve shown that farmers with access to aerial images using red and near infrared (NIR)<\/strong> detection can spot differences in plant health by their color when scanning their fields,\u201d Zack Brym<\/strong>, professor of agronomy and co-author of the study<\/a> published in the journal HortScience, said in an article<\/a> released by the same university. A crucial fact, he pointed out, that can determine the yield and quality of crops themselves.<\/p>\n