Most corn and soybean fields in the U.S. are planted with herbicide-resistant crop varieties. However, the evolution of superweeds that have developed resistance to common herbicides is jeopardizing ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Figuring out the best way to get rid of weeds in your garden has been a lifelong quest for many gardeners. Whether you've tried electric-shock ...

Controlling weeds remains vital in vegetable production. With rising labor costs and labor shortages, farmers continue to rethink their approach to effective weed management, and weeding robots have ...

The model, named SRD-YOLO, achieved a mean average precision of 96.5% and an F1 score of 94%, outperforming existing methods under challenging conditions such as occlusion, dense weed clusters, and ...

A robot the size and shape of a square kitchen table wheels over a row of seedlings. It scans the ground with camera "eyes," then stops. A small probe lowers from the middle of the robot, homes in on ...

Conventional crop–weed segmentation models classify every pixel in an image as crop, weed, or background, usually using deep learning. These systems support targeted herbicide application and ...

A giant robotic centipede could soon crawl out of the lab and into vineyards and blueberry farms in the United States. Inspired by nature’s long, slender, and wiggly movers, Ground Control Robotics ...

As the battle against herbicide-resistant weeds grows more complex and the economic pressures on corn production mount, it’s important to leverage advanced and integrated approaches to weed management ...

Most corn and soybean fields in the U.S. are planted with herbicide-resistant crop varieties, but the evolution of superweeds that have developed resistance to common herbicides is jeopardizing ...