Cane Matters

Weed identification app - Pl@ntNet

Sugar Research Australia

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Hear from Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Weed Science Leader Emilie Fillols explaining the game changing new App, helping Australian sugarcane growers to easily identify weeds and other invasive flora on-farm.
 
Pl@ntNet is a free app that uses automated recognition technology to identify plants, by uploading images onto the platform. 
 
Ms Fillols collaborated with the developers of the global App to create a sugarcane-specific micro-project on the platform, titled 'Weeds of Sugarcane in Australia'. Growers can simply take a photo of the weed they want to identify and Pl@ntNet will do the re