Cotton growers excited by Sentinel units' ability on crop pest and disease detection

By Sandra Godwin
June 16 2022 - 12:00pm
CottonInfo Southern NSW regional extension officer Kieran OKeeffe with the Sentinel 5 which sampled airborne insects and fungal spores from a cotton crop near Whitton, in the Riverina.
CottonInfo Southern NSW regional extension officer Kieran OKeeffe with the Sentinel 5 which sampled airborne insects and fungal spores from a cotton crop near Whitton, in the Riverina.

An advanced mobile automated sampling unit under development could revolutionise the detection and management of pests and diseases in a range of crops.

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