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Automatic vineyard health control: A review of existing systems and datasets for disease identification

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|Aug 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2026-0043 | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X (formerly 1335-3632) | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632
Language: English
Page range: 444 - 459
Submitted on: May 31, 2026
Published on: Aug 27, 2026
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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