Field Calibration of Plant Disease Models Using Smartphones Joe Russo Midwest Weather Working Group...

Field Calibration of Plant Disease Models Field Calibration of Plant Disease Models Using SmartphonesUsing Smartphones

Joe Russo

Midwest Weather Working Group3rd Annual Meeting

Charlotte, North CarolinaAugust 6, 2010

EnvironmentPathogen

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Disease

Disease Triangle

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Linking 924 m Weather Data to Field-Scale Decisions

1 - 100 sec 100 – 10000 sec 10 – 100 hours 100 – 1000 hours

Eddy

Thunder-storm

Tornado

Water Spout

Dust Devil

Squall Line

Land/Sea Breeze

Chinook Wind

Tropical Storm

Hurricane

Cyclone

Front

Life Span

924 m Weather Model

Feedback of Local Data for Crop and Pest Development


100 m (Precision Ag)

Local Models and/or Interpretation

Downscale, Models and/or Integration of Surface Features


Linking 924 m Weather Data to Field-Scale Decisions

Biglerville, PA Experimental Site


Biglerville, PA Orchard Plot and 10m Elevation Grid

Higher elevation Lower elevation 10 m elevation


Biglerville, PA Experimental Site

Credit: Jim Travis, Noemi Halbrendt, Penn State Fruit Research & Extension Station, Biglerville, PA

2009 Scab Incidence on Shoot Leaves, Red DeliciousUniversity Drive Orchard, PSU-FREC, Biglerville, PA


PA-PIPE 5 km Apple Scab Model Simulation

Biglerville, PA

May 5, 2009

Source: pa-pipe.zedxinc.com

2009 Scab Incidence on Shoot Leaves, Red DeliciousUniversity Drive Orchard, PSU-FREC, Biglerville, PA

PA-PIPE 5 km Model


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Apple Cultivars

Comparison of Apple Tree Growth and Scab Infection


Apple Scab Relative Risk of Infection Work Sheet

Step 1. Preseason. Grower bounds fields & provides soil, hybrid, pest history.

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Steps for Linking Weather Data to Field-Scale Decisions

Step 2. In-season. Model predicts crop stage and disease infection at an approximate 1 km resolution.

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Step 3. In-season. Scout records field-level crop stage and disease development.



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Step 4. In-season. Smartphone transmits crop & pest data via the Internet.



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Step 5. In-season. Model uses crop & disease observations to calibrate model output to field scale.



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Step 6. In-season. Interface allows expert consultant to view crop and pest data geospatially & track application decisions versus disease infection predictions.



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Step 7. Post-season. Expert consultant analyzes practices versus predictions on a field-by-field basis to improve management decision making.



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Apple Scab Relative Risk of Infection Work Sheet

Field Calibration of Pest Disease Models Via Smartphones

Online Program Copyright © 2010 ZedX Inc.

1. Setup 2. Historical Obs. 3. Risk Assessment

Credit: iPhone Simulator by Testiphone.com (http://www.testiphone.com/) Copyright © 2007-2010 Web design

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