Kaylie Krys is on a mission to bring accurate drone surveillance technology to the forefront of agriculture.
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“Many crop fields are 160 acres or larger, and current practices consist of walking across the field to manually count the plant populations,” said Krys. “Not only do UAVs provide a remote and fast alternative, but the images and data can be stored for later use or reference if needed.” Krys plans to present her work at the USask Soils and Crops Conference in March 2023, and at the European Conference on Precision Agriculture in July. Her research work has been supervised by College of Agriculture and Bioresources professor and plant science expert Dr. Steve Shirtliffe .Article content
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