A system for autonomous monitoring and/or optimization of plant growth comprising: one or more actuation devices configured to interact with an agricultural area ; one or more image sensors configured to capture images of a plant in the agricultural area ; and a processor in communication with the one or more image sensors and the one or more actuation devices , the processor configured to: store, via a memory , a first image of the agricultural area captured by the one or more image sensors prior to a first actuation of the one or more actuation devices ; and trigger, within a predetermined period following the first actuation, the one or more image sensors to capture a second image of the agricultural area ; detect one or more features of the plant in the first and second images of the agricultural area ; compare the second image to the first image to evaluate the detected one or more features of the plant for one or more visual plant qualities ; identify the location of the one or more features of the plant in the first and second images , wherein the evaluation of the one or more features of the plant is further based on the location of the one or more features of the plant ; and dynamically set one or more parameters of the one or more actuation devices based on the one or more visual plant qualities . one or more actuation devices configured to interact with an agricultural area ; one or more image sensors configured to capture images of a plant in the agricultural area ; and a processor in communication with the one or more image sensors and the one or more actuation devices , the processor configured to: store, via a memory , a first image of the agricultural area captured by the one or more image sensors prior to a first actuation of the one or more actuation devices ; and trigger, within a predetermined period following the first actuation, the one or more image sensors to capture a second image of the agricultural area ; detect one or more features of the plant in the first and second images of the agricultural area ; compare the second image to the first image to evaluate the detected one or more features of the plant for one or more visual plant qualities ; identify the location of the one or more features of the plant in the first and second images , wherein the evaluation of the one or more features of the plant is further based on the location of the one or more features of the plant ; and dynamically set one or more parameters of the one or more actuation devices based on the one or more visual plant qualities . store, via a memory , a first image of the agricultural area captured by the one or more image sensors prior to a first actuation of the one or more actuation devices ; and trigger, within a predetermined period following the first actuation, the one or more image sensors to capture a second image of the agricultural area ; detect one or more features of the plant in the first and second images of the agricultural area ; compare the second image to the first image to evaluate the detected one or more features of the plant for one or more visual plant qualities ; identify the location of the one or more features of the plant in the first and second images , wherein the evaluation of the one or more features of the plant is further based on the location of the one or more features of the plant ; and dynamically set one or more parameters of the one or more actuation devices based on the one or more visual plant qualities . <EOS>