detection of huanglongbing (hlb) in citrus plants by analyzing changes in volatile organic compounds emitted

摘要

The disclosed embodiments relate to a technique for detecting huanglongbing (hlb) infection in a citrus plant. This technique primarily involves collecting one or more samples of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) generated from the citrus plant. Next, a system measures the voices in the collected samples to determine a citrus plant vocalization profile, wherein the vocalization profile comprises values measured for a set of vocals that comprise disease-specific biomarkers for hlb infection. Finally, the system determines a state of hlb infection of the citrus plant by analyzing the voc profile.