Economics of site-specific and variable-dose herbicide application

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Site-specific application of pesticides has so far focused mainly on herbicides. The purpose of precision farming technologies in relation to herbicide use is to reduce herbicide cost and environmental impact from spraying, but at the same time to achieve acceptable weed control. Another purpose is to increase the spraying capacity, to reduce the number of sprayer refills, and finally to minimize time spent on weed monitoring. In this chapter the relevance and profitability of four precision herbicide application technologies, two weed detection technologies and a low dose decision support system (DSS) is analysed. With a low dose herbicide, cost can be reduced by 20–50%. It requires, however, proper monitoring of weeds, which can be a time-consuming task that again requires that the farmer is able to identify the dominant weed species. The current development of high-speed camera and software systems can help to detect and map individual weeds, and some systems have proved to be cost effective for certain weeds.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelPrecision agriculture : technology and economic perspectives
RedaktørerSøren Marcus Pedersen, Kim Martin Lind
Antal sider18
ForlagSpringer
Publikationsdato2017
Sider93-110
Kapitel4
ISBN (Trykt)978-3-319-68713-1
ISBN (Elektronisk)978-3-319-68715-5
StatusUdgivet - 2017
NavnProgress in Precision Agriculture
Nummer1
ISSN2511-2260

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