01. High-Tech Agricultural Production
High-tech agricultural production has emerged as a tool to increase food production through the application of modern technology in agricultural practices. Accordingly, expected primary research areas under this track are,
- Protected agriculture
- Precision agriculture
- Determine crop and pest interaction
- Application of drone technology
- Slow and smart pesticide delivery system
- Slow and smart pesticide delivery system
- Use of GIS (Geographic Information System)
- Use big data for situation analysis, extension services and prediction
- Smart farming practices
- Vertical farming
- Innovative fertilizer and other inputs
- Pest and disease management technologies
- Green technology on early detection of pest and disease
- Bioinformatics for green pest control
- Climate-resilient technologies
- Plant production through hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics
- Obtaining thermal images and determine plant stresses and minimize pesticide application (image processing)
- Irrigation applications
- Agricultural machinery for enhancing productivity
- Advanced plant propagation technologies