Application of digital technologies for ensuring agricultural productivity

R Abiri, N Rizan, SK Balasundram, AB Shahbazi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Over the decades, agri-food security has become one of the most critical concerns in the
world. Sustainable agri-food production technologies have been reliable in mitigating …

[HTML][HTML] Bases for pesticide dose expression and adjustment in 3D crops and comparison of decision support systems

S Planas, C Román, R Sanz, JR Rosell-Polo - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Authorities around the world have committed to limiting the use of chemical pesticides by
reducing doses, among other strategies. Nevertheless, different dose expression models …

Decision support systems halve fungicide use compared to calendar-based strategies without increasing disease risk

E Lázaro, D Makowski, A Vicent - Communications Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The European Green Deal aims to reduce the use of chemical pesticides by half by
2030. Decision support systems are tools to help farmers schedule fungicide spraying based …

Spray performance evaluation of a six‐rotor unmanned aerial vehicle sprayer for pesticide application using an orchard operation mode in apple orchards

C Wang, Y Liu, Z Zhang, L Han, Y Li… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND In the last decade, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sprayers have been
growing rapidly worldwide as a new method for pesticide application, especially in Asian …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of an electrostatic spray charge system implemented in three conventional orchard sprayers used on a commercial apple trees plantation

R Salcedo, E Sánchez, H Zhu, X Fàbregas… - Crop Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrostatic sprayers can be an option for increasing the effectiveness of treatments and
reducing pesticide consumption, but it still requires more verifications, especially in …

UAV oblique imagery with an adaptive micro-terrain model for estimation of leaf area index and height of maize canopy from 3D point clouds

M Li, RR Shamshiri, M Schirrmann, C Weltzien… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leaf area index (LAI) and height are two critical measures of maize crops that are used in
ecophysiological and morphological studies for growth evaluation, health assessment, and …

[HTML][HTML] Pesticide dose based on canopy characteristics in apple trees: Reducing environmental risk by reducing the amount of pesticide while maintaining pest and …

L Xun, F Garcia-Ruiz, FX Fabregas, E Gil - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Although many different designed air-assisted sprayers can be used for pesticide
application in apple orchards, the lack of adequate adjustments according to specific crop …

Advanced spraying systems to improve pesticide saving and reduce spray drift for apple orchards

L Xun, J Campos, B Salas, FX Fabregas, H Zhu… - Precision Agriculture, 2023 - Springer
New spraying systems embedded with different technologies have been developed for
pesticide application in 3D crops. However, while applied to specific tree crops, the potential …

Impact of camera viewing angle for estimating leaf parameters of wheat plants from 3D point clouds

M Li, RR Shamshiri, M Schirrmann, C Weltzien - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Estimation of plant canopy using low-altitude imagery can help monitor the normal growth
status of crops and is highly beneficial for various digital farming applications such as …

[HTML][HTML] Pesticide dose adjustment in fruit and grapevine orchards by DOSA3D: Fundamentals of the system and on-farm validation

C Román, M Peris, J Esteve, M Tejerina… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural productivity cannot be sustained without the application of plant protection
measures. Within the framework of integrated pest management (IPM), the use of chemical …