UF/IFAS study: New tool detects crop drought stress before it's visible

UF/IFAS study: New tool detects crop drought stress before it's visible

Courtesy of Tie LiuScientists can now detect drought stress in plants days before any visible signs, allowing faster action to protect crops. The method uses light-scanning imaging to spot […]

From fields to space farming, new tool detects crop drought stress before it's visible

When it comes to drought stress, timing can be the difference between saving a crop and losing it, whether in a greenhouse or the high-stakes environment of future space missions. In a recent study published in Plant Phenomics, researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural…