Neutraweed

NeutraWeed is an International European-funded project aimed at studying new robotic systems and AI algorithms able to recognize weed species and selectively remove them to attain Neutral Weed Communities (NWCs). NWCs are weed communities that can coexist with crops without reducing their yield and quality compared to weed-free conditions. 

 

A central research topic will be understanding the interactions between NWCs and crops from the agroecological, molecular, physiological, and microbiological perspectives. The Project will involve the exchange of agroecologists, microbiologists, plant physiologists, molecular biologists, computer scientists, and engineers among 10 academic and 5 non-academic organizations. 

 

The Countries actively involved in the project are Italy, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Argentina, Kenya, the United States of America, and China.