Simulateur de pulvérisation localisée d’herbicide
Site-specific spraying is a technological lever to reduce the herbicide amount used in the case of chemical control of weeds. At the present time, detection and control technologies are available to apply herbicide only where weeds are present and thus provide an alternative to homogeneous application of chemicals on the entire surface of the field. In order to assess this practice, a digital simulator has been developed combining virtual infestation maps with different theoretical sprayer configurations. Simulations were used to localize herbicide applications and quantify herbicide reduction based on the spatial distribution of weeds and the width of independent spray units (boom sections…
Herbicide site specific spraying: use of simulations to study the impact of section width
International audience; Site specific spraying is one way to reduce the amount of herbicide required to control weeds. The impact of boom section width was investigated by using simulated weed infestation maps with various weed coverage rates. Herbicide applications were simulated combining these virtual maps with various boom sections widths and various theoretical spray patterns. The objective was to quantify the herbicide reduction possibilities and potential under-application areas. Simulation derived results are analyzed using three indicators: i) the ratio between herbicide amount in the case of a targeted application and the amount deposited in the case of a full application, ii) the…