Imagine a future where drones and artificial intelligence work together to protect your vineyards. That's what the AI4Leafhopper project is making a reality!
Manisha Sirsat, a researcher on the AI4Leafhopper team, has developed two artificial intelligence models that analyze the aerial images captured by our latest generation drone... and these models make it possible:
geolocation of each vine
to know if there are vine failures
quickly identify “sick” vines”
optimize the application of treatments
The result? Growers can have a detailed view of the health of their vineyards, detect problems early and make more informed decisions.
AI4Leafhopper is a project led by InPP and funded by the ICAERUS Horizon Europe program, which began in April 2024 and ended on April 30 with a final meeting involving the six European projects approved in the 1st edition of the ICAERUS program's PULL applications. The project team presented the AI-based models for detecting and monitoring the impact of the green leafhopper on vineyards.
The AI4Leafhopper project, InnovPlantProtect used a state-of-the-art drone to monitor the impact of the green leafhopper in the vineyards of our partners Reynolds Wine Growers and João Portugal Ramos. Although the results show that this advanced technology is more effective at detecting attacks at advanced stages, we are excited about the potential of this tool to provide valuable data for the management of this harmful insect.
We believe that with more research, we can refine our solution to detect early attacks and prevent significant damage to vineyards. Transforming the monitoring of this pest is where we want to go, always with the aim of protecting vineyards and guaranteeing the quality of production for winegrowers.
Over the next few days we'll be revealing everything that the AI4Leafhopper project is making a reality and how drones and artificial intelligence are working together to create a more sustainable future for viticulture. Stay tuned!
AI4Leafhopper, funded by the ICAERUS Horizon Europe program, which began in April 2024, is now in its final stages. The development phase of the project, which took place in the field, is now over and the final stage is to present the solutions developed by our team on Portuguese soil to the market.
InPP has the opportunity to have a stand, located at Terra Verde's stand, which aims to publicize the collaborative laboratory and the work that has been carried out here, and which was visited by José Manuel Bolieiro, President of the Council of Ministers. Government Regional of the Azores.
At the invitation of Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Government of the Azores and Terra Verde, the executive director of InPP, Pedro Fevereiro, is one of the speakers at the round table on “Agri-environment and climate change”, with a speech entitled “The InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Laboratory and Innovation in Crop Protection in the Face of Climate Change and the ‘Green Deal’”, scheduled for today, June 19, at 2pm.
InnovPlantProtect (InPP) will take part in the Azores Agricultural Fair 2022, The event will take place from June 17 to 19 on the island of São Miguel, at the Santana Fairground.
At the invitation of Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Government of the Azores and Terra Verde - Association of Agricultural Producers of the Azores, Pedro Fevereiro, InPP's executive director, is one of the speakers at the round table on “Agri-environment and climate change”, with a speech entitled “The InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Laboratory and Innovation in Crop Protection in the Face of Climate Change and the ‘Green Deal’”, scheduled for June 19 (Sunday) at 2pm.
As part of this trip to the Azores archipelago, a cooperation protocol will be signed with the Green Earth.
CoLAB InPP and FeedInov share a stand at FNA 22, from June 4 to 12, at CNEMA in Santarém.
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Collaborative laboratories (CoLAB) InnovPlantProtect (InPP) and FeedInov participated in the 2022 edition of the National Agriculture Fair (FNA 22), on the theme Innovation & Technology, which took place between June 4 and 12, at the National Center for Agricultural Exhibitions and Markets - Centro Nacional de Exposições e Mercados Agrícolas - in Lisbon. CNEMA, in Santarém. The two CoLABs welcomed visitors at stand no. 6, at Ship B, to showcase their activities, ongoing projects and the concrete solutions they have to offer the market and the agricultural and farming sector.
On Monday, June 6, at 10 a.m., the executive director of InPP, Pedro February, was one of the guest speakers at the session “Biotechnological Innovation at the Service of Agriculture”, organized by P-BIO and CAP, as part of the Farming Talks and the BIOMEET Sessions 2022.
Part of InPP's team of 33 researchers was on site throughout the nine days of the fair to demonstrate the various features of the Elvas CoLAB to visitors. It was possible to see fungi and bacteria in Petri dishes through a microscopic magnifying glass and learn more about biological control agents, as well as produce gellan gum “balls” with their bare hands - small capsules that are used to apply biopesticides to infected crops.
Other topics and services highlighted were microbiome analysis, the development of risk models, the meteorological calculator developed at InPP, molecular identification and diagnosis services, the application of IoT (Internet of Things) technology to plantations, the monitoring and diagnosis of the green leafhopper in the vineyard, GIS-based decision support systems, among many others.
InPP COMPETENCIES:
Development of Biological Control Agents
Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Genomics & Metagenomics
Bioinformatics
Gestão de Dados & Metadados
Inteligência Artificial
Internet das Coisas
Micro-Nanotecnologias
PRODUTOS & SERVIÇOS fornecidos pelo InPP:
Diagnóstico de doença (identificação molecular do agente patogénico e isolamento)
Isolamento e identificação de microrganismos do solo
Confirmação do agente patogénico (testes de patogenicidade em planta)
Teste de agente/s de controlo biológico da doença in vitro e in vivo
Testes de bioestimulantes in vitro e in planta
Análise de microbioma de solo e de planta
Deteção e eliminação de viroides
Estabelecimento e progagação de plantas in vitro
Desenvolvimento de formulações
Genómica comparativa para identificação de fatores de virulência
Design e desenvolvimento de sistemas de suporte à decisão baseados em SIG
Preparação, aplicação e formação de/ em apps móveis para recolha de dados de campo
Conceção e implementação de sistemas de gestão de dados centralizados baseados em bases de dados espaciais
Conceção e desenvolvimento de ferramentas Web para acesso a, manipulação e visualização de dados
Recolha de dados de campo e conceção de estratégias de amostragem para diagnóstico e monitorização de pragas e doenças
Desenvolvimento e implementação de modelos de previsão do risco de pragas e doenças
Desenvolvimento de aplicações para a vizualização do risco de pragas e doenças
Análises bioinformáticas de big data para a identificação de agentes de controlo biológico/ bioestimulantes
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