Reddy Pullanagari

Dr. Reddy Pullanagari is a Grant-Funded Researcher (C) at the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, within the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. He focuses on plant phenotyping, precision agriculture, and remote sensing, developing frameworks to analyze data across scales. His work integrates machine learning and radiative transfer models to translate sensor data into actionable insights.

• B.Sc. in Agriculture (Prof. Jayashankar Agricultural University)
• M.Sc. in Agronomy (University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore)
• Ph.D. in Precision Agriculture (Massey University, New Zealand)
• Prior role as a scientist at Massey University, focusing on precision agriculture technologies
• Current role with the Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN)

Research interests include:

• Development of low-cost phenotyping robots
• LIDAR and hyperspectral imaging for crop quality assessment
• Physics-informed algorithms for environmental monitoring

Recent articles highlight contributions in precision agriculture, environmental geochemistry, and food science, leveraging hyperspectral imaging and machine learning. Collaborations focus on sustainable farming and geothermal exploration.

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD students in precision agriculture and plant phenotyping. Associated with the Plant Accelerator facility at the Waite campus.