Title: Agricultural digital twins

Authors: Yuhang Zhao; Zheyu Jiang; Liang Qiao; Jinkang Guo; Shanchen Pang; Zhihan Lv

Addresses: College of Computer Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China ' College of Computer Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China ' College of Computer Science and Technology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China ' College of Computer Science and Technology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China ' College of Computer Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China ' College of Computer Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China; College of Computer Science and Technology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China

Abstract: In recent years, the development of digital twins has advanced by leaps and bounds, and digital twins have gradually begun to combine various fields and apply them to the current digitalisation of the physical world. Digital twins can play an important role in the field of agriculture. Digital twins technology can fully improve the yield and profit of crop products and alleviate food safety issues. Regarding the current common problems in the agricultural field, this article synthesises the existing technologies of digital twins, discusses the development prospects of it in the agricultural field, and puts forward the problems that still exist in the application of digital twins in the agricultural field.

Keywords: digital twins; agricultural field; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; blockchain.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAIS.2022.124364

International Journal of Adaptive and Innovative Systems, 2022 Vol.3 No.2, pp.144 - 156

Received: 18 Sep 2021
Accepted: 10 Mar 2022
Published online: 25 Jul 2022 *

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