Intelligent weed management using aerial image processing and precision herbicide spraying: An overview

IF 2.5 2区农林科学 Q1 AGRONOMY

Crop Protection Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI:10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107206

Armin Ehrampoosh , Pushpika Hettiarachchi , Anand Koirala , Jahan Hassan , Nahina Islam , Biplob Ray , Md Nurun Nabi , Mohamed Tolba , Abdul Md Mazid , Cheng-Yuan Xu , Nanjappa Ashwath , Pavel Dzitac , Steven Moore

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Abstract

Modern agriculture is increasingly adopting intelligent technologies to enhance productivity while minimizing production costs and reducing adverse environmental impacts. A prime example of this synergy is the use of image processing to identify weeds, enabling targeted herbicide spraying with autonomous devices such as robots and drones. This approach not only reduces production costs but also ensures sustainable farming while minimizing negative environmental impacts. Designing an intelligent weed management system requires a multidisciplinary approach, combining agriculture, big data processing, machine learning, computer science, robotics, and plant science. Currently, independent studies have focused on some of these aspects, but few have taken a holistic approach to address the issue. This paper highlights the approach taken in developing innovative and ecologically sustainable weed management systems for agriculture. It also presents a comprehensive overview of a weed management system that integrates coordinated weed detection and spraying, detailing its unique components. The paper reviews and contrasts various image analysis techniques used in weed detection, particularly those employing artificial intelligence and imagery captured by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Furthermore, the paper highlights recent advancements in image processing platforms, such as the shift towards local and edge computing, and the growing need for near-real-time processing in agricultural applications. It also explores the development of commercial weed-spraying drones and discusses various aspects of an autonomous weed control system, including design, navigation, and spraying mechanisms for targeted application. Finally, the paper identifies key research needs for developing an AI-based, targeted herbicide spraying system that could significantly contribute to sustainable, economically viable, and efficient agricultural practices.

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Crop Protection 农林科学-农艺学

CiteScore

6.10

自引率

3.60%

发文量

200

审稿时长

29 days

期刊介绍： The Editors of Crop Protection especially welcome papers describing an interdisciplinary approach showing how different control strategies can be integrated into practical pest management programs, covering high and low input agricultural systems worldwide. Crop Protection particularly emphasizes the practical aspects of control in the field and for protected crops, and includes work which may lead in the near future to more effective control. The journal does not duplicate the many existing excellent biological science journals, which deal mainly with the more fundamental aspects of plant pathology, applied zoology and weed science. Crop Protection covers all practical aspects of pest, disease and weed control, including the following topics: -Abiotic damage- Agronomic control methods- Assessment of pest and disease damage- Molecular methods for the detection and assessment of pests and diseases- Biological control- Biorational pesticides- Control of animal pests of world crops- Control of diseases of crop plants caused by microorganisms- Control of weeds and integrated management- Economic considerations- Effects of plant growth regulators- Environmental benefits of reduced pesticide use- Environmental effects of pesticides- Epidemiology of pests and diseases in relation to control- GM Crops, and genetic engineering applications- Importance and control of postharvest crop losses- Integrated control- Interrelationships and compatibility among different control strategies- Invasive species as they relate to implications for crop protection- Pesticide application methods- Pest management- Phytobiomes for pest and disease control- Resistance management- Sampling and monitoring schemes for diseases, nematodes, pests and weeds.