Iowa State researchers are teaming up with international collaborators to develop a web tool that helps farmers identify and manage the insects, weeds and diseases that threaten their crops. The project is led by ISRC faculty research affiliate Arti Singh, agronomy.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a two-year, $400,000 grant to support the work of five ISU researchers teaming with international collaborators to develop the app.
The project will be built on a decade of work by ISU’s Soynomics team to use AI tools to help farmers in Iowa and around the world identify and manage threats to their crops. The current version, Pest-ID, analyzes photos of insects and weeds to make identifications and recommend potential controls. The latest effort will be to add disease identification and management to the web-based app. The full article can be found on the Iowa State University Marketing and Communications website.
