What is it about?

A case study using one dog to show that a dog can be trained to detect many different plants, using a match-to-sample protocol

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Why is it important?

Shows the versatility of detection dogs, in that with an appropriate training procedure and applications, they can be trained for multiple detection roles with high reliability.

Perspectives

We have not yet reached a full understanding of the capabilities of dogs as detection tools.

Professor Ian G. McLean
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

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This page is a summary of: A dog as a generalist plant detection tool, Weed Research, June 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/wre.12258.
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