Research in Brief

Applying Drone-based Spatial Mapping to Help Growers Manage Crop Diseases

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Abstract

Phytophthora blight (Phytophthora capsici) is one of the major soilborne diseases threatening many vegetable crops including squash. The disease results in severe epidemics and yield losses due to a rapid spread of the pathogen associated with wet weather and soil water-logging. Implementing drone-based spatial mapping with software elevation tools can assist growers in evaluating land levelling for uniform distribution of water to mitigate potential disease incidence. The technology has great advantages: rapid, precise, and labor-cost effective. Our result can implicate Extension professionals with application of spatial mapping to assist growers in managing their land and crops for disease control efficiently.

Keywords: Phytophthora blight, squash disease, drone technology, spatial mapping, elevation

How to Cite:

Wang, Q. & Zhang, S., (2021) “Applying Drone-based Spatial Mapping to Help Growers Manage Crop Diseases”, [TEST] Journal of Extension 59(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.59.02.11

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