Looking into the potential applications of drones and satellites in plant physiology teaching

The year 2021 has been officially marked as the beginning of the era of "Industry 5.0" by the European Commission. This 5th technological revolution can revolutionize the agricultural industry by a) facilitating the integration of novel technologies b) enhancing the efficiency of agricultural operations. In this regard, drones and satellites are two of the many anticipated technologies, as they are paving the way towards a sustainable and precision farming: thereby adding a substantial value to crop data acquisition, devising yield simulations, predicting the harvesting and irrigation periods, eradicating the metrological data hindrances etc. The continuous technical and pragmatic improvements of the two, over the past three decades, have considerably contributed towards the maturity of these technologies, thus anticipating their efficient integration into agriculture. Their applications are summarized in Table 1. Given the significant importance of these sustainably proactive and novel technologies, it is indispensable to educate and reinforce the students, to maximize the potential of today ' s agriculture: thereby ensuring sustainability