Potential Applications and Limitations of Electronic Nose Devices for Plant Disease Diagnosis

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 17; no. 11; p. 2596
• Main Authors: Cellini, Antonio, Blasioli, Sonia, Biondi, Enrico, Bertaccini, Assunta, Braschi, Ilaria, Spinelli, Francesco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 11.11.2017; MDPI
• Subjects: e-nose; Electronic Nose; gas sampling; Medical diagnosis; Nose; pest infestation; Plant Diseases; plant pathogen detection; Plants; relative humidity control; Review; sensor signal drift; Smell; VOCs; plant pathogen detection; sensor signal drift; VOCs; gas sampling; relative humidity control; e-nose; pest infestation

Electronic nose technology has recently been applied to the detection of several plant diseases and pests, with promising results. However, in spite of its numerous advantages, including operational simplicity, non-destructivity, and bulk sampling, drawbacks include a low sensitivity and specificity...