Dr. N. Ray Benson

Assistant Professor, Agronomy & R.E. Lee Wilson Chair|Arkansas State University

2024 Abstract - USING DRONE TECHNOLOGY TO LESSEN FRUSTRATIONS: Modern drone technology may provide a method to distinguish variation in Verticillium wilt resistance even before visual symptoms appear. Georeferenced thermal imagery can be used to measure canopy temperature at a sub-field level and may detect differences among cultivar plots. Progression of Verticillium wilt reduces plant water use efficiency and decreases transpiration. As a result, canopy temperatures will likely show variations related to the severity of disease progression. Thermal imagery may help identify potentially susceptible cultivars before plant stress or Verticillium wilt presents visual symptoms.

Phone: 870-972-2085

Cell Phone: 870-623-4442

Address: PO Box 1080

State University, AR 72467

Email: nebenson@astate.edu

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