Precision farming for weed management: techniques

Publication Type
Journal contribution
Authors
Weis, Martin and Gutjahr, Christoph and Rueda Ayala, Victor and Gerhards, Roland and Ritter, Carina and Schölderle, Florian
Year of publication
2008
Published in
Gesunde Pflanzen
Band/Volume
60/4
Page (from - to)
171-181
Abstract

Site-specific weed control techniques have gained interest in the precision farming community over the last years. Managing weeds on a subfield level requires measuring the varying density of weeds within a field. Decision models aid in the selection and adjustment of the treatments, depending on the weed infestation. The weed control can be done either with herbicides or mechanically. A site-specific herbicide application technology can save large amounts of herbicides. Mechanical weed control techniques adapting to the weed situation in the field are applicable to a wide spectrum of crops. Site-specific techniques for the detection and management of weeds are presented. A system for the discrimination of different weed species and crops from images is described, which generates weed maps automatically. Models for the yield effect of weeds are developed and applied in on-farm-research experimental setups. Economic weed thresholds are derived and used for a herbicide application with a patch sprayer.

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