Prof Sunil Maharaj opening our annual Tree Protection Co-operative programme (TPCP) and DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology (CPHB) meeting UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences #cphb23

Session 3: Data science, engineering and the future of tree health management. Prof Almuth Hammerbacher opening the session with her talk on "Phenomic selection of forest trees for precision resistance breeding" #CPHB23 UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Innovation Africa @UP

Christoff Joubert gives an engaging talk about the development of chemical and spectral markers for resistance in Eucalyptus against Gonipterus sp. n. 2 #CPHB23 UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

FABI at University of Pretoria using machine learning, hyperspectral imaging & thermal tech to early detect root diseases before symptoms appear. Bernard Slippers Nicky Creux Lihan Esterhuizen Anna Sergeevna Bosman UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences #plantpathology #phytophthora #MachineLearning

🤖Smart Sensing Stops Root Rot 🌳 #Hyperspectral_sensing + #machine_learning can detect #Phytophthora root rot early in #Eucalyptus Early action = healthier #forests 🌳 Lihan Esterhuizen Anna Sergeevna Bosman Bernard Slippers Sappi Southern Africa UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences doi.org/10.1016/j.comp…

For Those Inclined please check out my very first paper 🎉 It’s on utilising the power of hyperspectral sensing to detect Phytophthora root rot of Eucalyptus trees. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2…