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Author Archive: Erik Alexandersson
NOVA course “High Throughput Field Phenotyping” postponed to June 28 – July 2, 2021
Due to the covid-19 outbreak we are unfortunately unable to go ahead with this course as originally planned 22-26 June 2020, and since the main purpose is to provide you with hands-on training in field phenotyping methods it is almost…
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The new Phenocave is being developed in SLU Alnarp
Automated plant phenotyping in precise environments is key to monitor the effects on crops in a changing climate. Therefore, an affordable and high precision automated phenotyping system, the Phenocave, is currently being developed at SLU Alnarp for visible and multispectral…
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SASUF is suspended to the week of November 23-27, 2020.
This also means that our seminar “Remote sensing and multispectral imaging for plants and food stuff to meet UN’s Sustainable Development Goals” will likely take place in the afternoon of 24th of November. From SASUF: Given the current situation with…
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NordPlant annual meeting: “Plant phenotyping and modelling for improved resilience in changing climate” Tromsö, 4-6 November 2020
The theme of this year’s meeting is “Plant phenotyping and modelling for improved resilience in changing climate”. This lunch-to-lunch meeting will take place 5-6 November. The meeting will take place in Tromsö, Norway. The meeting will be preceded by one…
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First SASUF exchange in the network for sensing and multispectral imaging for food, agriculture, and urban planning
Remote sensing and multispectral imaging will revolutionize many aspects of human society, not least when it comes to plants and plant-derived products. In agriculture, these novel techniques are already now making an impact on plant breeding and precision agriculture. Over…
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NordPlant – A Climate and Plant Phenomics Hub for Sustainable Agriculture and Forest Production in Future Nordic Climates
Changing climate and degrading agricultural land are global challenges for agriculture and forest production. In the NordPlant project, five Nordic universities University of Copenhagen, Helsinki University, University of Tromsø , Lund University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences join forces…
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SASUF grants project on Remote sensing and multispectral imaging for plants and food stuff to meet UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Remote sensing and multispectral imaging will revolutionize many aspects of human society, not least when it comes to plants and plant-derived products. In November 2019 SASUF (Sweden-South Africa Universityn Forum) granted a network project around various aspects of plants and…
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Future phenotyping in the Nordic countries
During the first annual meeting a panel discussion was led by NordPlant’s coordinator Erik Alexandersson on the future phenotyping in the Nordic countries. The panel had representatives from Nordic academia working with plant phenotyping and the Nordic plant breeding companies….
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Junfeng Gao, new in NordPlant!
Junfeng Gao will be a new post doc in our NordPlant project. He most recently comes from Ghent University where he used deep machine learning for weed detection in field conditions and also joint developed a vision-based site-specific spraying prototype with Wageningen University& Research. Together with…
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