Croptic revolutionizes seed potato selection by combining drone technology and advanced AI algorithms. Through automated drone flights, Croptic identifies and distinguishes seed potatoes affected by the Y-virus from healthy ones.
This data can then be used to mark infected plants with dye, allowing unskilled personnel to carry out the selection process. In the future, it may also become possible to spray and eliminate these infected plants at an early stage. However, current spraying technology does not yet allow for this.
Pole selection with cameras and AI is not a new idea. Until now, this is usually done from a cart in the highest class. Thanks to automated drones, it will be possible to do larger areas and also perform this cost-saving technique in the lower classes of seed potatoes.
If a field sprayer can indicate diseased plants in advance with dye, it becomes possible to have the removal of the plant carried out by untrained and thus cheaper personnel. In the future, it might even become possible to immediately eradicate them at an early stage so that this can be avoided completely.
It allows faster and efficient monitoring of Y virus to ensure better feed production. It will also potentially be associated with less use of aphidicides.
