SBIR/STTR Research Award
Remote Sensing for Early Detection and Mitigation of Plant Stress and Disease in Florida Citrus
Award amount
$79,539Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- DATA STAR, INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
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Research abstract
[Situation or Problem] Huanglongbing (HLB), or "Citrus Greening" disease, increasingly raises costs to growers and threatens to impact 100% of Florida citrus acreage by 2016. Early detection and control of this disease is essential to the survival and productivity of the Florida citrus industry. [Purpose] To conduct Proof-of-Concept testing of DATASTAR's remote sensing and GIS approach designed to provide Florida citrus growers with early, rapid and cost-effective detection and mapping of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease.
Technology keywords
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