Recent publications

Department research in statistical education, crop science and applied AI

Explore recent peer-reviewed work from our faculty and researchers. Publications are arranged newest first. Select a year to narrow the list, open the publisher record, or request an article copy from the department.

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First page of the grapesDraw article in Teaching Statistics
08 JUNE 2026 · TEACHING STATISTICS

grapesDraw: Bridging Data Visualization for Statistical Education and Research in Agriculture

An open-source application and R package that helps students and researchers create agricultural data visualizations.

First page of the climate decisions and black pepper livelihoods article
02 MAY 2026 · REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Convergence of climate change relevant decisions and bounded livelihood choices of smallholder black pepper farmers in Kerala, India

A mixed-methods study of climate-resilient decisions, adaptation practices and livelihood choices among smallholder black pepper farmers.

First page of the black pepper advisory chatbot article
06 JANUARY 2026 · JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION

Integrating AI chatbots for advisory support in black pepper cultivation: a case study on stakeholder acceptance

A study of stakeholder responses to an AI chatbot designed for black pepper advisory services.

First page of the black pepper disease detection article
11 MARCH 2025 · PHYTOPATHOLOGY RESEARCH

Foliar symptom-based disease detection in black pepper using convolutional neural network

A convolutional neural network study for identifying disease symptoms from black pepper leaf images.

First page of the Nendran banana grading article in Postharvest Biology and Technology
22 MAY 2024 · POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Digital assessment of post-harvest Nendran banana for faster grading: CNN-based ripeness classification model

A computer vision model for classifying Nendran banana ripeness to support post-harvest grading.

More research

Explore Dr. Pratheesh P. Gopinath’s selected publications and his Google Scholar profile. The department also provides technical support to the Journal of Sustainable Technology in Agriculture (JOSTA).