Expert systems in agriculture, particularly viticulture, have shown significant potential for improving crop management and decision-making. As an example Expert systems for Grape. These systems can capitalize on heterogeneous knowledge and predict grape maturity with high accuracy (Perrot et al., 2015). They aim to elevate average worker performance to expert levels in various agricultural domains (McKinion & Lemmon, 1985). Specific applications include diagnosing pests, diseases, and disorders in apple crops (Kemp et al., 1989), which could be adapted for grapevines. Recent advancements integrate computer vision and machine learning techniques for viticulture, addressing challenges such as harvest yield estimation, vineyard management, grape disease detection, and quality evaluation (Seng et al., 2018). The development of specialized databases, like GrapeCS-ML, facilitates research in smart vineyard technologies, including color-based berry detection for different cultivars (Seng et al., 2018). These innovations promise to enhance sustainability and efficiency in the wine industry through improved prediction and management capabilities.
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- Perrot, N., Baudrit, C., Brousset, J. M., Abbal, P., Guillemin, H., Perret, B., ... & Picque, D. (2015). A decision support system coupling fuzzy logic and probabilistic graphical approaches for the agri-food industry: prediction of grape berry maturity. PloS one, 10(7), e0134373.
- McKinion, J. M., & Lemmon, H. E. (1985). Expert systems for agriculture. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 1(1), 31-40.
- Kemp, R. H., Stewart, T. M., & Boorman, A. (1989). An expert system for diagnosis of pests, diseases, and disorders in apple crops. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 17(1), 89-96
- Seng, K. P., Ang, L. M., Schmidtke, L. M., & Rogiers, S. Y. (2018). Computer vision and machine learning for viticulture technology. IEEE Access, 6, 67494-67510.