The “Real-Time” revolution for in situ soil nutrient sensing

L Burton, K Jayachandran… - Journal of The …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Globally, farmers are seeking advanced precision technology to help transform their
practices into a more sustainable and productive agri-tech process. Accurate and real-time …

Variable rate fertilizer application technology for nutrient management: A review

PP Pawase, SM Nalawade, GB Bhanage… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ijabe.org
The efficient and effective application of fertilizers to crops is a major challenge.
Conventionally, constant rate or equal dose of fertilizer is applied to each plant. Constant …

Development of an automated mobile robotic sprayer to prevent workers' exposure of agro‐chemicals inside polyhouse

D Jat, K Dubey, RR Potdar… - Journal of Field …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Automated spraying practices are inevitable for modern polyhouse management to attain a
broader objective of minimizing human exposure to agrochemicals. In the present study, an …

Comprehensive study of on-the-go sensing and variable rate application of liquid nitrogenous fertilizer

PP Pawase, SM Nalawade, AA Walunj… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Variable rate technology (VRT) provides a sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective nutrient
application option. A pioneered study is carried out to develop a variable rate liquid fertilizer …

Biological, environmental and socioeconomic threats to citrus lime production

P Donkersley, FWS Silva, CM Carvalho… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Springer
Limes as a fruit crop are of great economic importance, key to Asian and South American
cuisines and cultivated in nearly all tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Demand for …

On the Importance of Precise Positioning in Robotised Agriculture

M Nijak, P Skrzypczyński, K Ćwian, M Zawada… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The precision of agro-technical operations is one of the main hallmarks of a modern
approach to agriculture. However, ensuring the precise application of plant protection …

Performance assessment of a sensor-based variable-rate real-time fertilizer applicator for rice crop

H Mirzakhaninafchi, M Singh, AK Dixit, A Prakash… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Variable-rate technology (VRT) may reduce input costs, increase crop productivity and
quality, and help to protect the environment. The present study was conducted to evaluate …

Development of a novel precision applicator for spot treatment of granular agrochemical in wild blueberry

CB MacEachern, TJ Esau, QU Zaman, SN White… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
While spot spraying has gained increasing popularity in recent years, spot application of
granule agrochemical has seen little development. Despite the potential for the technology …

Design and development of an electronic drive and control system for micro-granular fertilizer metering unit

S May, H Kocabiyik - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2019 - Elsevier
Desired fertilizer amount per unit area is one of the most important criteria in determining the
fertilizer metering performance of applicators for plant production. Development of various …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of variable rate application of diammonium phosphate fertilizer to wheat crop under center pivot irrigation system

AM Zeyada, KA Al-Gaadi, EK Tola, AS Amrir… - Journal of King Saud …, 2022 - Elsevier
A study was conducted, on a 30 ha wheat field under a solar energy powered center pivot
irrigation system in a commercial farm located 400 km north of Khartoum, Sudan, to evaluate …