Digital Twins in Agriculture: Orchestration and Applications.

Ian Fisk, Volker Hessel, Marc Escribà-Gelonch, Shu Liang, Pieter van Schalkwyk, Nguyen Van Duc Long

Journal: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2024;72(19):10737-10752

PMID: 38709011

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Abstract

Digital Twins have emerged as an outstanding opportunity for precision farming, digitally replicating in real-time the functionalities of objects and plants. A virtual replica of the crop, including key agronomic development aspects such as irrigation, optimal fertilization strategies, and pest management, can support decision-making and a step change in farm management, increasing overall sustainability and direct water, fertilizer, and pesticide savings. In this review, Digital Twin technology is critically reviewed and framed in the context of recent advances in precision agriculture and Agriculture 4.0. The review is organized for each step of agricultural lifecycle, edaphic, phytotechnologic, postharvest, and farm infrastructure, with supporting case studies demonstrating direct benefits for agriculture production and supply chain considering both benefits and limitations of such an approach. Challenges and limitations are disclosed regarding the complexity of managing such an amount of data and a multitude of (often) simultaneous operations and supports.

Address: Higher Polytechnic Engineering School, University of Lleida, Lleida 25001, Spain.; Higher Polytechnic Engineering School, University of Lleida, Lleida 25001, Spain.; ARC Centre of Excellence Plants for Space, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia.; School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.; XMPro, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia.; International Flavour Research Centre, Division of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, United Kingdom.; International Flavour Research Centre (Adelaide), School of Agriculture, Food and Wine and Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, PMB 1, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia.; ARC Centre of Excellence Plants for Space, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia.; School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.; School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01934

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MeSH Terms: Crops, Agricultural, Agriculture, Fertilizers, Crop Production