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 in comparison with microbiological and molecular methods. A critical review of the use of an electronic nose for plant disease diagnosis and pest detection is presented, describing the instrumental and procedural advances of sensorial analysis, for the improvement of discrimination between healthy and infected or infested plants. In conclusion, the use of electronic nose technology is suggested to assist, direct, and optimise traditionally adopted diagnostic techniques

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

Antonio Cellini
Writing – Review & Editing
;
Sonia Blasioli
Writing – Review & Editing
;
Enrico Biondi
Data Curation
;
Assunta Bertaccini
Supervision
;
Ilaria Braschi
Supervision
;
Francesco Spinelli
Funding Acquisition
2017

Abstract

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 in comparison with microbiological and molecular methods. A critical review of the use of an electronic nose for plant disease diagnosis and pest detection is presented, describing the instrumental and procedural advances of sensorial analysis, for the improvement of discrimination between healthy and infected or infested plants. In conclusion, the use of electronic nose technology is suggested to assist, direct, and optimise traditionally adopted diagnostic techniques
2017
Cellini, Antonio; Blasioli, Sonia; Biondi, Enrico; Bertaccini, Assunta; Braschi, Ilaria; Spinelli, Francesco
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