Functional photonic and optoelectronic materials and devices for climate-resilient smart agriculture: a review
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The variation in the temperature, precipitation, and extreme events has rendered climate change very threatening to crop production and the overall world food security. The prospects of sustainable and climate resilient agricultural production is brought up with the use of photonics and optoelectronics coupled with smart farming technology. The paper offers an overall foundation of smart agricultural systems that are assisted by photonics and optoelectronics that combine the state-of-the-art optical sensors, Internet of Things (IoT) communications, and machine learning algorithms in the crop and soil monitoring. Due to optical sensing technologies including fiber optic sensors, LiDAR, fluorescence spectroscopy, and hyperspectral imaging, optical sensors can also be used in high resolution and non-destructive measurement of physiological properties of plants, nutrient status, water stress and disease incidence. With the help of optoelectronic devices, it is possible to carry out the accurate signal processing, data collection, automated control of irrigation, fertigation and microclimate regulating systems. When sensor-based information is incorporated with any decision support systems the quality of early stress detection is improved, wastage of resources is minimized and the effect on the environment is minimized. Multispectral and temporal data based on machine learning models enhance forecasting of climate risk, diseases, and pest outbreaks forecasting, and crop yield forecasting. The system will aid in making the contemporary crop production systems more sustainable and resilient in the long-term due to the fact that it will provide scalable and flexible solutions across the agroecological regions.
Source: Frontiers in Materials
Institution: SR University
Language: English
Topic: Smart Agriculture and AI
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,801
OpenAlex ID: W7214293156