Abstract:

In the current scenario of climate change it is important to take advantage of the new technologies that contribute to a more productive and sustainable agriculture. In the context of Agronomical Sciences Degree, our group formerly initiated a project to introduce imaging technologies to the students. As a follow-up, in this work we will focus on the implementation of a web page previously designed in the group. This web compiles different databases and free apps related to various aspects of crop management. This tool will provide agronomical science students with immediate access to relevant information related to many crops in different climate conditions from any smartphone. To incorporate these new tools in the professional career of these students a quick guide to facilitate the use of the applications that present greater interest will be created. The objective of this manual is encouraging students to use these apps to consolidate acquired theoretical knowledge and allow them to develop new skills to solve practical problems in the context of crop management. In a second step, a practical activity will be performed using a thermal camera, similar to those installed on drones. In this activity students will perform a comparative study between two groups of plants: one of them well-watered and the other including water-stressed plants. The aim of this activity is that students make confident with the use of this technology and their effectivity, that, among others, allow to check the physiological status of plants in different climate contexts. During this activity students will have the opportunity to use a thermal camera and to assess its possible applications in agriculture.

Keywords:

Apps, thermal camera, plant physiology, agronomy.