Pegas-Agro has created and tested a smart plant mister that can increase the efficiency of field treatment, says Sergey Kosogor, head of the FoodNet Smart Supply Chain segment at the National Technological Initiative (NTI).
“Pegas-Agro has partnered with GreenScanner, a developer of a system of differentiated application of plant protection products. They have been testing self-propelled plant misters to replace imported components and increase the efficiency of field treatment,” says Kosogor. NTI supports the project.
Special sensors are mounted on rods of any length; each of them controls the introduction of herbicides into sections 60 centimeters long when moving at speeds up to 25 kilometers per hour.
With traditional plant misting, it is irrational to use expensive agrichemicals: weeds cover only part of the field, but agrichemicals are also applied to open soil, and this leads to overspending of the substance and unreasonable costs. Most misters spray herbicides precisely with a constant rate of consumption and without taking into account the location of weeds; just a few foreign developers have intelligent systems capable of selectively introducing agrichemicals.
The new Russian mister allows for differentiated treatment, the quality is on par with imported analogues. The project will reduce the cost of plant protection products by almost half, increase the speed of misting, and reduce the burden on the soil.


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