Drones Help Plant Researchers Detect Soybean Dicamba Damage From the Sky

Professor deploys high-tech drones that could transform the food we eat: 'Gains we’ve only dreamed of'

One researcher aims to make in-depth studies of plant characteristics more accessible, enabling breeders to make informed decisions when developing the most resilient crops for their specific region. Dr. Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, an assistant professor at Michigan State University, adjunct professor at Montreal's McGill University, and former president of the North American Plant Phenotyping Network, has been deploying sensor-laden drones to help …

Drones help plant researchers detect soybean dicamba damage from the sky

Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide's label rate—simulating vapor drift—eight days after application. This advancement in remote sensing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign provides a science-based tool to accurately detect and report crop damage at the field scale, reducing human error and bias.

EPADicamba Decision: New Research Detects Soybean Damage From the Sky

Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate — simulating vapor drift — eight days after application.

New Land Grant Research Detects Dicamba Damage from Sky

URBANA, Ill. — Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate — simulating vapor drift — eight days after application. This advancement in remote sensing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign provides a science-based tool to accurately detect and report crop damage at the field scale, reducing human error and bias. It’s a tool Aaron Hager has been calling for since d…