TAD NewsDesk, Bangaluru: Bengaluru based Start up, Agdhi very recently launched an AI-based tech to check the quality of seeds. The traditional method of detecting seeds depend upon a manual inspection which might not be accurate and also varies according to people. The process is also hectic and has loopholes in it.

The firm said that the AI-based technology is equipped with

  • Photometry
  • Radiometry
  • Computer vision

This will improve the efficiency of the process of selecting and detecting the seeds.

The colour, texture, size, and shape, is extracted from images of seeds, and the defects of the seed are identified through various classifiers based on computer vision. This automation provides an efficient method for seed sorting than being inspected by human labour, it said in a statement.

Moreover, it added
“The quality results are provided in seconds instead of waiting for a long time using traditional methods.”

Nikhil Das, Agdhi Founder said

“The novel and innovative technologies need to be introduced in the market in seed testing and seed sampling to accurately assess the seed quality and provide the crucial data, thus helping the farmers in getting good yield.”

Mr Nikhil added that the company is further working upon other technological developments which includes:

  • Blockchain
  • Edge computing
  • AI
  • Internet of Things (IoT)

  • Microbiology in agriculture

This new development brought about by this new start up will also bring a technical revolution of sorts into the field of agriculture. Mostly India based farmers have been sticking to the old traditional method of sorting and detecting the seeds with their subjective lenses. And with big plots of land, it becomes difficult for farmers to continue with the sorting process manually.

Source: The Economic Times