Satellite and Drone Data Could Give Cotton Growers an Early Yield Forecast
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<img src="https://www.newswise.com/legacy/image.php?image=https://media.newswise.com/pio/articles/857402/6ae0944fec50d_1_857402.jpg&width=100&height=150" alt="Newswise image" />A new sensing framework using drone and satellite imagery can predict cotton height, biomass and lint yield with high accuracy, offering growers a scalable way to monitor crop performance in near real time. By combining growth-curve metrics with machine learning, the approach moves beyond point-scale field surveying to deliver field-wide and within-field estimates, supporting more precise decisions on nitrogen, irrigation and growth regulators.
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