Principal Investigator: Alina Zare

Sponsor: USDA NIFA

Start Date: January 1, 2021

End Date: December 31, 2023

Amount: $1,197,345

Abstract

In this effort, we will build hyperspectral cameras (which also collect information outside of the visible range collected by standard color cameras) that will be inexpensive, have an automated mechanism to move up and down minirhizotron tubes, and are paired with automated algorithms to process and understand the collected data.

More Information: https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1024671-sits-hyperspectral-signals-in-the-soil.html ; https://news.ece.ufl.edu/2020/11/18/alina-zare-ifas-ai/; https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9300980/florida-grown-coffee-how-florida-scientists-are-using-ai-to-serve-up-the-possibilities/; https://www.wcjb.com/2021/03/15/university-of-florida-study-researches-coffee-plant-growth-in-ncfl/; https://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/news/villages/nontraditional-crops-taking-root-in-state/article_187a2e1c-92a3-11eb-9a4b-ab3749717825.html