Possible enhancing of spraying management by evaluating automated control in different training systems

Rakun, Jurij (author), Lepej, Peter (author), Bernik, Rajko (author), Cvijanović, Jelisaveta Seka (author), Cvetković, Miljan (author), Rihter, Erik (author)

This study explores the feasibility of an automated sensor system for precise plant protection product application in plum orchards, aiming to address issues related to inefficient spraying practices, environmental pollution, and reduced crop quality associated with traditional training systems. The research focuses on detecting tree canopy presence, evaluating electromagnetic valve actuation in different plum training systems, and optimizing plant protection product usage. Sensor-based spraying demonstrates its potential to improve operational efficiency, reduce product losses, and foster environmentally responsible agricultural practices, contributing to the broader field of precision agriculture. For the selected scene, the results show the possibility of a substantial savings of 71.37%, 47.17%, 58.59%, and 55.06% for the One-axis, Bi-axis, UFO, and Combine systems, respectively. Implementing this technology can potentially lead to significant improvements in plum orchard operations while minimizing the industry’s ecological impact on the environment.

• Language: English
• Keywords: sensors, spraying application control, target-oriented spray, plum orchard, training systems
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: 13 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 14, iss. 12, art. 2371
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-166317
• UDC: 631
• ISSN on article: 2077-0472
• DOI: 10.3390/agriculture14122371
• COBISS.SI-ID: 221179139
• Publication date in RUL: 07.01.2025

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Agriculture
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2077-0472
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523634201

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: senzorji, kmetijska tehnika, nadzor nad regulacijo škropljenja, sadovnjak, vzgojni sistemi

Projects

• Funder: EC - European Commission
• Funding programme: Interreg Central Europe
• Project number: CE1550