Precision Farming Application in Crop Protection
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 5032
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pesticide application technology; precision farming
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Dear Colleagues,
The increasing global demand for food, either because of population growth or poor distribution, requires successive increases in production. Given this, farmers need to use technologies that result in increased productivity, with techniques involved in the application of plant protection products and fertilizers being among these technologies. The application technology has an extremely relevant purpose because it should ensure the deposition of the agricultural inputs on the desired target, whether it is the soil, leaf, or an insect, efficiently, and also prevent losses to the environment.
The journal Plants will be publishing a Special Issue on Precision Farming Application in Crop Protection. This Special Issue will focus on innovative research to optimize pesticide and fertilizer applications. We invite authors to submit manuscripts on the technical development and practical performance of pesticide application technology. We welcome new research covering all relevant topics, including pest and disease detection, efficient pesticide spray, spot spray, and innovative methods for applying pesticides.
Prof. Dr. João Paulo Arantes Rodrigues Da Cunha
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pesticide application technology
- precision farming
- sprayers
- crop protection
- agricultural spraying
- spray drones
- chemical and biological control
- precision agricultural aviation
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