Artificial-Intelligence-Guided Weed Management with Herbicides, Lasers, and Robotic Cultivators: Opportunities, Limitations, and Unintended Consequences

Lynn M. Sosnoskie; Stephen O. Duke

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Artificial-Intelligence-Guided Weed Management with Herbicides, Lasers, and Robotic Cultivators: Opportunities, Limitations, and Unintended Consequences

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Lynn M. Sosnoskie, Stephen O. Duke. Artificial-Intelligence-Guided Weed Management with Herbicides, Lasers, and Robotic Cultivators: Opportunities, Limitations, and Unintended Consequences. Engineering 202608020 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2026.08.020

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