Digital Twin and AI-Enhanced Simulation in Agricultural Systems
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Precision and Digital Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: modern agriculture; smart agriculture; digital twin; intelligent detection; IoT
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Digital twin creates dynamic virtual models of farmland, crops, and environments through high-precision modeling and real-time data synchronization via the Internet of Things (IoT), achieving high-fidelity interaction between the physical and information worlds. On the other hand, artificial intelligence techniques, including machine learning and computer vision, deeply mine multi-source heterogeneous data to empower simulation systems with autonomous learning and dynamic optimization, supporting applications such as crop water and fertilizer demand prediction, pest and disease early warning, and precision fertilization. This Special Issue explores digital twin and AI-enhanced simulation in agriculture, including multi-scale modeling of digital twins, multi-technology fusion, intelligent decision-making, and visualized simulation management. This Special Issue aims to promote precision, efficiency, and sustainability in agricultural production processes and facilitate the transition from traditional agriculture to smart agriculture.
Dr. Min Dai
Dr. Ya Xiong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- digital twin
- AI-enhanced simulation
- internet of things (IoT)
- machine learning and deep learning
- smart agriculture
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