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CERBERUS and HYDRA-EO Join Forces for Ground-Truthing in Bologna Vineyards
Bologna (September 2026)
CERBERUS has taken a new step in European collaboration this September, teaming up with the HYDRA-EO project for a joint field campaign in vineyards near Bologna, Italy.
The partnership between CERBERUS and HYDRA-EO was born out of joint sessions with the European Space Agency (ESA) in Frascati, where both projects found common ground in multi-level analysis for crop monitoring. By combining multispectral cameras, thermal imaging, spectroradiometers, and hyperspectral sensors, the two projects share a common goal: detecting early signs of biotic stress in vineyards, with a particular focus on Flavescence dorée, and distinguishing it from other stress sources, such as heat or water stress.
On 2 September 2026, a joint field team from CNR-IBE (Institute of BioEconomy, Italian National Research Council) and the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Bologna carried out ground measurements in CERBERUS’s vineyards near Bologna. The campaign combined spectroradiometer readings, SPAD (leaf chlorophyll) measurements, and visual disease inspection on both symptomatic and asymptomatic leaves.
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