SPIE Photonics West 2024

SPIE is an event where the latest advances are shared by the optics and photonics community in lasers, biomedical optics and biophotonic technologies, quantum, and optoelectronics.

Photonic Technologies in Plant and Agricultural Science 

This conference aims at bringing together these different aspects of photonic technologies in the field of plant sciences, agricultural research and the food chain from a technical perspective. Publications from the following and related topics are sought:

UTILIZATION OF COHERENT AND INCOHERENT LIGHT FOR MANIPULATION OF PLANTS:

• laser weeding
• micro-manipulation of plants, e.g., for molecular delivery of ablation studies
• laser processing of plant materials
• optical disinfection within the food chain
• lasers for pest management
• desolation and thinning of plant components using lasers.

OPTICAL IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPIC SENSING OF PLANTS:

• hyperspectral imaging of plants and canopies, phytomonitoring
• spectroscopic evaluation of nutrition values, food quality and ripening
• optical biomechanics of plants, e.g., via OCE and Brillouin spectroscopy
• 3D acquisition of plants and plant organs using optical methods such as OCT, LIDAR, stereo cameras, TOF.

DIGITAL METHODS FOR DATA PROCESSING IN PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE:

• image recognition of agricultural pests and abiotic stress
• allocation and component analysis of spectroscopic data
• machine vision, e.g., for detection of weeds
• quantification of plant/vegetation indices.

ASSOCIATED SUBJECTS:

• carrier systems
• integration of optical systems
• laser safety
• plant (in vitro) culture systems for optical sensing
• optical sensing techniques in vertical farming.

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