Will DODILog allow to prevent potatoes wrinkles and to detect insects in cereals?

It is common knowledge that to prevent potatoes from wrinkling, sprouting and being susceptible to pest and fungal diseases, they must be stored in a dark, cool and dry location supplied with good air circulation. The same could be partially said for the cereals controlled during the DODILog experiments (wheat, barley), especially analysed in terms of insects potential infestation. Although not properly a cereal, most of what stated above is also true for soy, another of the crops utilised in the project testing. Most systems utilised nowadays take into account these requirements. Neverthelsess, still huge crop (and financial) losses are taking place in the supply chain of these agricultural products. 

The big question is therefore if non destructive, non invasive inspection technologies like the ones piloted by the DODILog partners can mitigate such food waste.

Can Sub-Tera Herz Imaging​ detect insects inside wet wheat kernels, predict early potatoe sprouting and sense crop freshness/ripeness?

Can Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy become a useful tool for silos to improve grains´ quality control and pest management?

Can Hyperspectral Imaging be used in farms or other places characterised by long storage of agricultural products?

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