Plant stress phenotyping is essential to select stress-resistant varieties and develop better
stress-management strategies. Standardization of visual assessments and deployment of …

Global food demand is expected to nearly double by 2050 due to an increase in the world's
population. The Green Revolution has played a key role in the past century by increasing …

Crop pathogens and pests reduce the yield and quality of agricultural production. They
cause substantial economic losses and reduce food security at household, national and …

Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) yield losses as a result of plant diseases were estimated by
university and government plant pathologists in 29 soybean producing states in the United …

Current approaches for accurate identification, classification, and quantification of biotic and
abiotic stresses in crop research and production are predominantly visual and require …

Background Hyperspectral imaging is emerging as a promising approach for plant disease
identification. The large and possibly redundant information contained in hyperspectral data …

Annual decreases in soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) yield caused by diseases were
estimated by surveying university-affiliated plant pathologists in 28 soybean-producing …

According to studies, the human population would cross 9 billion by 2050 and the food
demand would increase by 60%. Therefore, increasing and improving the quality of the crop …

Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) is an economically important commodity for United States
agriculture. Nonetheless, the profitability of soybean production has been negatively …

Background Charcoal rot is a fungal disease that thrives in warm dry conditions and affects
the yield of soybeans and other important agronomic crops worldwide. There is a need for …