Félix Meléndez1,2, Ramiro Sánchez3, Juan Álvaro Fernández1

  • 1Industrial Engineering School, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.

Micromachines
|September 28, 2023
PubMed
概括

一个新的电子系统,TOMATO-NOSE,使用传感器和智能手机来检测番茄成熟度和真菌感染. 这种工具有助于农民提高作物质量,减少因腐烂和害虫造成的经济损失.

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