Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, cilt.1, sa.23, ss.189-192, 2023 (ESCI)
Plant diseases are one of the leading causes of yield losses in agricultural areas. In the fight against these diseases,
chemical control methods are frequently used. However, this method of combat usually begins after the disease has
spread throughout the entire field. The most essential thing here is to control the disease before it spreads
throughout the entire country. Thermal imaging methods can now be used to accomplish this. Plant diseases stress
the plant as a result of infection. The plant's stress causes activities that cause a temperature increase or reduction
in the area where the infection has occurred or has begun. Thermal imaging technologies can be used to identify
this condition. This work focuses on the potential early detection of Cucurbit powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca
fuliginea (Schlech.) Polacci), which causes considerable yield loss in Cucurbitaceae, utilizing thermal imaging
technologies. According to the findings, the lowest temperature in infected leaf tissues was 8.2 °C, whereas the
maximum temperature in plant tissues without infection was 10.2 °C. The findings suggest that thermal imaging
technology could be used to identify powdery mildew in cucurbits. In this case, early detection will potentially
enable the detection of the disease that has started to spread in a certain region and will allow the disease to be
potentially controlled with less labor and chemical use.