Artificial Intelligence and Key Technologies of Smart Agriculture

Dear Colleagues,

Artificial intelligence holds a lot of promise for the agricultural industry. It helps us to analyze big data on crops and make useful inferences, and provides effective decision support to farmers. It effectively addresses the issues of poor productivity and manpower shortages. Artificial intelligence is now widely applied in all aspects of crop production, boosting the efficiency of resource allocation and the exploitation of agricultural production factors.

This Special Issue seeks to present the most recent artificial intelligence research results in the subject of smart agriculture. Authors are encouraged to submit high-quality research papers on intelligent field sensors, field operation robots (picking, weeding, fertilization, etc.), autonomous navigation technology, crop detection and identification, yield prediction, pest and disease prediction, growth state prediction, and other related topics. Review of theoretical techniques as well as real-world examples are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Wenli Zhang
Dr. Wei Guo
Guest Editors

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