Rate My Professor René Gislum

René Gislum is an Associate Professor and Head of the Crop Health Section in the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, located in Slagelse, Denmark. He assumed the position of Section Leader for the CROP section on October 1, 2023, succeeding Professor Per Kudsk. Originally from a farming background, Gislum studied agronomy at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Frederiksberg, where he developed an interest in seeds, plants, and nitrogen management through collaboration with Professor Birte Boelt. His career has focused on integrating digital technologies into agricultural research, starting with sensor measurements and evolving to include drone-based remote sensing, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, and chemometric analyses. Active in research since 1997, he became an Associate Professor around 2011 and leads efforts in precision agriculture to address climate and environmental challenges.

Gislum's research centers on crop phenotyping, nitrogen status determination in perennial ryegrass and other grasses for seed production, seed quality assessment using multispectral imaging and single-seed NIR spectroscopy, and sustainable fertilization strategies. Notable publications include 'Designing and Testing a UAV Mapping System for Agricultural Field Surveying' (2017), 'Quantification of fructan concentration in grasses using NIR spectroscopy and PLSR' (2011), 'Classification of different tomato seed cultivars by multispectral visible-near infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics' (2016), 'The Use of Multispectral Imaging and Single Seed and Bulk Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Characterize Seed Covering Structures' (2021), and 'Review of Crop Phenotyping in Field Plot Experiments Using UAV-Mounted Sensors and Algorithms' (2024). He participates in projects such as AGRIVOLT for agrivoltaics, SmarterFarmer, and field phenotyping of grasses. In 2019, he was appointed President of the International Herbage Seed Group. With over 2,200 citations across 91 publications, his work influences digital agriculture and crop health management. Gislum contributes as a committee member for Pajbjergfonden and reviewer for journals including Remote Sensing and Ecological Informatics.