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Distribution Quality of Agrochemicals for the Revamping of a Sprayer System Based on Lidar Technology and Grapevine Disease Management

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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app13042222

Keywords

precision agriculture; smart sprayer; water sensitive paper; grapevine downy mildew; grapevine powdery mildew

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Grapevines are a significant concern due to their potential risk to health and biodiversity. Therefore, it is crucial to control the distribution of agrochemicals to achieve high quality and sustainable viticulture. Field tests using a LIDAR-based prototype coupled with a commercial sprayer showed improved distribution performance and reduced incidences of grapevine diseases. This innovative sprayer, with its on/off control system, can effectively reduce chemical distribution and regulate vineyard fungal diseases, contributing to sustainable and high-quality production.
Grapevines are one of the most intensely treated crops with a high potential risk to health and biodiversity. Thus, the distribution control of agrochemicals is crucial to obtain a high quality and sustainable product for intensive viticulture. Although the search for systems to reduce the waste of chemical products is consistent in some countries, such as Italy, the machinery used are obsolete. The development of an upgrading system for sprayers can be a good compromise to achieve the pollution reduction without requiring huge investments. Field tests were conducted using a LIDAR-based prototype coupled to a commercial sprayer. This study tested the distribution performance using water-sensitive papers and evaluated the infections of grapevine downy and powdery mildews. The results showed a distribution in the vegetation gaps with a higher frequency in the coverage classes >20% in the standard treatment and 10-15% in the LIDAR treatment. Treatments performed with LiDAR reduced the incidence of downy mildew and severity of powdery mildew. The innovative sprayer reduces the distribution of agrochemicals thanks to the on/off control of the nozzles in the voids of vegetation and, meanwhile, controls vineyard fungal disease, so it can be a good way to meet the sustainability and quality of the production.

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