Optical measurement instrument for detection of powdery mildew and grey mould in protected crops

Abstract

This study presents an initiative aimed at developing a real-time optical measurement system for non-contact measurement of fungal spores in protected crops such as strawberries, tomatoes and cucumbers. The system is based on a customized microscope. It has been tested in the field under real conditions and image processing algorithms have been developed to identify fungal spores in high resolution microscope images.