Photo of the week: drone photography and diagnosing rapid blight
March 3, 2013
In the video, "Using drones as alternatives to aerial photography", we demonstrated the use of the Ardrone 2 to help obtain a low-altitude aerial image of shade impact on a kikuyugrass fairway. But the drone has also been useful in disease diagnosis and management. The aerial photo here was taken using a GoPro Hero3 camera mounted to the Ardrone 2. The image allows us to see the distribution of rapid blight on a ryegrass-overseeded bermudagrass fairway (upper left image). Soil…