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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

Drones & imagingSource date 9 Feb 2024Sample story

Purdue describes a workflow for usable thermal crop measurements

Historical example: A Purdue team connected UAV thermal sensing, image processing and plot-level tables for agricultural research.

Source Purdue University — College of Agriculture

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IRRI combines thermal drone imagery and genetics to screen rice photosynthesis

Purdue describes a workflow for usable thermal crop measurements

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