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Research & policySource date 21 Aug 2024

Australian orchard programme brings plant breeding and robotic vision into the same design process

QUT announced a five-year, A$41 million programme in August 2024 to develop orchard varieties suited to efficient production, combining plant genetics, crop architecture and robotic observation.

Source Queensland University of Technology

Drones & imagingSource date 27 Jul 2026

IRRI combines thermal drone imagery and genetics to screen rice photosynthesis

Philippine field research links aerial measurements with plant physiology across 318 rice accessions, offering a faster way to compare breeding material.

Source IRRI / Rice Today

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Australian orchard programme brings plant breeding and robotic vision into the same design process

IRRI combines thermal drone imagery and genetics to screen rice photosynthesis

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