Prospects for Automated Cultivation of Seedlings with a Closed Root System in Forest Nurseries

Scientific adviser:
Yurii V. Sukhanov
Reviewer:
Olga I. Gavrilova

Paper submitted on: 05/30/2025;
Accepted on: 09/28/2025;
Published online on: 09/28/2025.

Abstract. The paper describes the development of system components that enable weed control using laser irradiation during the cultivation of seedlings with a closed root system in greenhouse conditions. The study demonstrates the possibility of laser damage to Marchantia polymorpha L. as well as to conifer containerized tree seedlings. The paper also outlines efforts to assemble a data set for training a neural network intended for a computer-vision system detecting the presence of seedlings in cassette cells.
Keywords: containerized tree seedlings, forest nursery, greenhouse, weeding, laser, neural network dataset

For citation: Gavrilov, K. V. Prospects for Automated Cultivation of Seedlings with a Closed Root System in Forest Nurseries. StudArctic forum. 2025, 10 (3): 76–81.

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