A framework for measuring infection level on cacao pods

• Main Authors: Tan, Daniel Stanley, Leong, Robert Neil F., Laguna, Ann Franchesca B., Ngo, Courtney Anne M., Lao, Angelyn, Amalin, Divina M., Alvindia, Dionisio
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Cacao—Diseases and pests; Cacao—Monitoring > Automation; Computer Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2436; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3435/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Cacao farms worldwide lose up to 40% of their crops annually due to several diseases. To reduce the damage, farmers and agricultural technicians regularly monitor the well-being of their crops. But at present many still rely on visual inspection to assess the degree of infection on their crops, resu...