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Palms are monocots, Angiosperms, belonging to the family Palmae (Arecaceae), perennials having woody stems. Palmae (Arecaceae) family comprised of about six subfamilies, 200 genera and 2,700 species that are distributed all over the tropical, subtropical and Mediterranean landscape. Palms are diverse (ecologically and morphologically) group of plants. Ornamental palms are important component of landscape as well as interiorscapes. Additionally, these plants are good source of food, feed and shelter with numerous other commercial benefits. Likewise other trees and crops, landscape and field nurseries of palms are also subjected to various threats of insect pest and diseases (caused by different plant pathogens). Amongst fungal diseases leaf spots, leaf blights, Fusarium wilts, butt rots, bud rots, root rots, lethal yellowing and decline of palms are major growth constraints of palm growth. In developing countries very little attention has been paid on the etiology and management of these fungal diseases on ornamental palms. Accurate diagnosis and reliable management plan of palm fungal diseases usually requires expertise in both modern and advanced plant pathological approaches. Historically it was general belief that plant pathogens are not associated with human diseases. Since 19th century, several clinical reports are available indicating many plant pathogenic fungi (Aspergillus spp., Penicillium spp., Alternaria spp., Trichoderma spp., Fusarium spp., Curvularia spp. and Colletotrichum Spp) as novel agents of human diseases. Besides the association of fungal plant pathogens infecting ornamental palms, harbouring any of earlier mentioned or other fungal species (capable of causing certain diseases in human beings or pets) by the ornamental palms cultivation (either grown indoor or outdoor) is an important area of research to be explored and addressed thoroughly. This book will provide the deep information regarding major fungal diseases of ornamental palms, their symptoms, disease identification, and etiology and management strategies. This book will also provide unique knowledge regarding the ornamental palms harbouring kinds of human fungal pathogens and their practical management at domestic and commercial scale, in order to make cultivation of these plant more beneficial for humans, animals and environment.

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Novel technologies are playing an important role in the development of crop and livestock farming and have the potential to be the key drivers of sustainable intensification of agricultural systems. In particular, new sensors are now available with reduced dimensions, reduced costs, and increased performances, which can be implemented and integrated in production systems, providing more data and eventually an increase in information. It is of great importance to support the digital transformation, precision agriculture, and smart farming, and to eventually allow a revolution in the way food is produced. In order to exploit these results, authoritative studies from the research world are still needed to support the development and implementation of new solutions and best practices. This Special Issue is aimed at bringing together recent developments related to novel sensors and their proved or potential applications in agriculture.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Technology, engineering, agriculture --- precision farming --- sensor fusion --- remote sensing --- fluorescence --- reflectance --- spectrometry --- nitrogen fertilisation --- wheat --- yield --- Drainage Pipe Mapping --- Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) --- Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite System (RTK/GNSS) --- dynamic vapor sorption --- high-precision dryer --- modeling --- water vapor pressure deficit --- autonomous robot --- agriculture --- viticulture --- electric weeder --- sonar --- intra-row --- under-vine --- row following --- date palms --- precision agriculture --- plantation management --- thermal --- hyperspectral --- Data-driven agriculture --- ISOBUS --- Rear hitch position --- Wheel-based machine speed --- IR imaging --- canopy temperature --- maximum temperature difference --- fungal infection --- wheat genotypes --- calibration function --- capacitive soil moisture sensor --- internet-based data acquisition --- soil moisture content --- infrared thermography --- IRT --- tree inspection --- inspection techniques --- tree monitoring --- food security --- food system --- digitalization --- human security --- Internet of things --- sustainable --- Barents region --- trees inspection --- trees monitoring --- VTA --- sustainability --- drift risk assessment tool --- sedimenting spray drift --- airborne spray drift --- weather conditions --- spray drift reduction --- rotary harrow --- secondary tillage --- soil erosion --- RFID --- CRNS --- neutron --- cosmic-ray --- soil moisture --- water --- agricultural sensors --- agricultural engineering --- digital farming --- embedded sensors --- ISO 11783 --- precision farming --- sensor fusion --- remote sensing --- fluorescence --- reflectance --- spectrometry --- nitrogen fertilisation --- wheat --- yield --- Drainage Pipe Mapping --- Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) --- Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite System (RTK/GNSS) --- dynamic vapor sorption --- high-precision dryer --- modeling --- water vapor pressure deficit --- autonomous robot --- agriculture --- viticulture --- electric weeder --- sonar --- intra-row --- under-vine --- row following --- date palms --- precision agriculture --- plantation management --- thermal --- hyperspectral --- Data-driven agriculture --- ISOBUS --- Rear hitch position --- Wheel-based machine speed --- IR imaging --- canopy temperature --- maximum temperature difference --- fungal infection --- wheat genotypes --- calibration function --- capacitive soil moisture sensor --- internet-based data acquisition --- soil moisture content --- infrared thermography --- IRT --- tree inspection --- inspection techniques --- tree monitoring --- food security --- food system --- digitalization --- human security --- Internet of things --- sustainable --- Barents region --- trees inspection --- trees monitoring --- VTA --- sustainability --- drift risk assessment tool --- sedimenting spray drift --- airborne spray drift --- weather conditions --- spray drift reduction --- rotary harrow --- secondary tillage --- soil erosion --- RFID --- CRNS --- neutron --- cosmic-ray --- soil moisture --- water --- agricultural sensors --- agricultural engineering --- digital farming --- embedded sensors --- ISO 11783