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ReviewHeliyon2025

Digital twin-based applications in crop monitoring.

Tsega Y Melesse

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Review in Heliyon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Tsega Y MelesseFaculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technological advances in agriculture, particularly the use of digital twins, are having a significant impact on crop management. This article explores the use of digital twins in crop management, focusing on modeling methodologies, roles, implementation architecture, challenges, and prospects. The review identifies various modeling methods for digital twin development in crop monitoring, including physics-based, agent-based, data-driven, hybrid, and spatial models. These models provide up-to-date information on environmental conditions, soil moisture, and other variables affecting crop development and yield. Despite being in its early stages of implementation, digital twin technology is showing signs of progress, suggesting it could be the next step in crop farming's digitalization, increasing visibility and transparency, and improving decision-making processes. The review offers valuable insights and fills research gaps, enabling informed decisions for farmers, policymakers, and service providers to enhance productivity, sustainability, and resilience in modern agriculture.

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ArchitectureBenefitsCrop monitoringDigital twinModeling approaches

Identifiers

PMID39911426
PMCPMC11795032

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