EP3512333A1 - Bestimmung des bedarfs an pflanzenschutzmittel - Google Patents
Bestimmung des bedarfs an pflanzenschutzmittelInfo
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- the present invention is concerned with the cultivation of crops using pesticides.
- Objects of the present invention are methods, a system and a computer program product for determining the site-specific requirements of a crop plant on pesticides.
- Plant protection agents are used worldwide to protect plants or plant products from harmful organisms or to prevent their action, to destroy unwanted plants or plant parts, to inhibit undesirable growth of plants or to prevent such growth, and / or in a manner other than nutrients the life processes of To influence plants (eg growth regulators).
- Plant protection products may be subject to restrictions in some countries, for example some plant protection products may only be used at certain times, places, purposes and / or amounts.
- a problem in crop protection is also the risk of resistance in insects, weeds and fungi to individual drugs.
- pesticides should be used only when needed and only in the quantities that are needed.
- the exact dosage of a plant protection product depends on the biophysical state of the vegetation at the exact time of application of the plant protection product. In principle, it would be necessary to determine the demand immediately before an application of a plant protection product.
- the biophysical state of the vegetation is also not uniform within a beat. There may be different growth stages, which require an adapted dosage. Satellite images can provide information about the biophysical state of a field; Inhomogeneities in a field can also be detected with the help of such recording (see, for example, MS Moran et al .: Opportunities and Limitations for Image-Based Remote Sensing in Precision Crop Management, Remote Sensing of Environment (1997) 61: 319-346). However, satellite images are generally not available on a daily basis; On the one hand, some areas are not recorded daily by satellite images, on the other hand, for example, clouds can hinder or prevent the generation of useful remote sensing data.
- Plant growth models provide the opportunity to calculate the biophysical state of a vegetation for future times.
- WO2016 / 090212 discloses a method of growing plants by first using historical data for a field (e.g., weather data) to create an initial management plan for the field.
- the management plan is based on a plant growth model and indicates when crops should be planted, when fertilization or irrigation should take place, and when harvesting should take place.
- crops are grown according to the initial management plan.
- the initial management plan is updated based on past and predicted weather data, and the initial management plan is replaced by the updated management plan.
- US2016 / 0171680A1 discloses a method for estimating crop yields. Satellite images of a field are used to correlate features in the satellite images with plant traits to produce a statistical model. For example, it is proposed to correlate the weighted difference vegetation index (WDVI) with the leaf area index (LAI).
- the statistical model is preferably based on a multivariable linear regression.
- the model is influenced by environmental conditions. For example, It is proposed to generate many statistical models to cover a wide range of environmental conditions (soil, climate). Predictions can then be made based on the model, e.g. Crop yields can be estimated.
- such crop protection models have the disadvantage that they do not take into account local inhomogeneities within a field.
- a first subject of the present invention is thus a method for determining the requirement quantity of crops in a field on one or more plant protection products, comprising the following steps:
- step (B) segmenting the field into subareas based on the inhomogeneities determined in step (A),
- step (F) calculating the area-specific requirement quantity of one or more crop protection products on the basis of the simulations of the growth behavior in step (D) and the demand determined in step (E).
- a further subject of the present invention is a method for the treatment of crop plants in a field with one or more crop protection agents, comprising the following steps:
- step (B) segmenting the field into subareas based on the inhomogeneities determined in step (A),
- step (E) determining a need for at least part of the crops grown in the field to be treated with one or more plant protection products; (F) calculating the area specific requirement amount of one or more plant protection products on the basis of the simulations of the growth behavior of step (D) and on the basis of the demand determined in step (E),
- Another object of the present invention is a system comprising
- (f) means for calculating the amount of demand on one or more crop protection products for each sub-area based on the simulations of the growth behavior
- (g) means for generating a partial area-specific application map, wherein the application map is a digital representation of the field, in which it is specified for individual partial areas of the field which quantity (s) of plant protection agent (s) is to be applied in each case.
- Another object of the present invention is a Compute rogramm. comprising a disk on which a computer program is stored, which can be loaded into the main memory of a computer and causes the computer to carry out the following steps:
- this includes both the process for the treatment of crop plants with one or more pesticides and the process for determining the amount of crop requirements required for one or more pesticides.
- the essence of the present invention is to determine a partial area-specific requirement quantity of cultivated plants which are cultivated in a field or are to be cultivated on one or more plant protection products.
- cultiva plant is understood to mean a plant that is purposefully cultivated by the intervention of humans as a useful or ornamental plant.
- field is understood to mean a spatially delimitable area of the earth's surface which is used for agriculture by cultivating, nourishing and harvesting crops in such a field.
- crop protection agents are herbicides, fungicides and pesticides (eg insecticides).
- Growth regulators serve, for example, to increase the stability of cereals by shortening the half-length (Halmverkürzer or better Internodienverkürzer), improving the rooting of cuttings, reducing plant height by compression in horticulture or the prevention of germination of potatoes. They are usually phytohormones or their synthetic analogues.
- a plant protection product usually contains one or more active substances.
- Active ingredients refers to substances which have a specific activity in an organism and cause a specific reaction.
- a crop protection agent contains a carrier for diluting the one or more active ingredients, besides additives such as preservatives, buffers, dyes and the like are conceivable.
- a plant protection product may be solid, liquid or gaseous.
- inhomogeneities are identified in the field in which the crops are grown.
- the inhomogeneities provide information about differences in the field in which crops are cultivated.
- the determined inhomogeneities may already be an expression of existing differences in the growth behavior of the crop plants; However, it is also conceivable that the determined inhomogeneities will lead to different stages of growth. Mixed forms are also conceivable.
- inhomogeneity preferably refers to already existing differences in the growth stages of individual plants within the field. Such differences occur in each field because for different points in a field, the local environment is different. For example, plants in the edge area of a field are often exposed to higher wind input than plants within the field. In addition, there are variations in the soil or differences in the solar radiation between plants on a slope and in a plane.
- growth stage is to be understood broadly here.
- the term growth stage may refer to the developmental stage of individual plants, but it may also the amount of biomass and / or the size of the leaf surface and / or the amount of fruits and / or the number of existing shoots that has formed a plant at a defined time.
- crops that are susceptible to a harmful organism only at certain stages of development. This means that a treatment of the plant with a pesticide may only make sense if the plant has reached the appropriate stage of development.
- a plant with more biomass and / or a larger leaf area requires a larger amount of pesticides than a plant with less biomass and / or a smaller leaf area.
- the required amount of pesticide is to be adapted to the developmental stage of the crop plants and / or to the amount of biomass present and / or to the size of the existing leaf area and / or the amount of fruit present, etc.
- One way to detect inhomogeneities is to use remote sensing data.
- Remote Sensing Data is digital information obtained remotely from, for example, satellites from the Earth's surface, and the use of aircraft (unmanned (drones) or manned) to acquire remote sensing data is also conceivable.
- Remote sensing sensors are used to generate digital images of areas of the earth's surface from which information about the prevailing vegetation and / or the prevailing environmental conditions can be obtained (see eg MS Moran et al .: Opportunities and Limitations for Image-Based Remote Sensing in Precision Crop Management, Remote Sensing of Environment (1997) 61: 319-346).
- the data from these sensors are sourced via the vendor-supplied interfaces and may include optical and electromagnetic (e.g., Synthetic Aperture Radar SAR) data sets at various stages of processing.
- optical and electromagnetic e.g., Synthetic Aperture Radar SAR
- inhomogeneities in the considered field are determined from remote sensing data.
- a vegetation index is, for example, the Normalized Differentiated Vegetation Index (NDVI), or Normalized Differenced Vegetation Index (also known as Normalized Density Vegetation Index).
- NDVI Normalized Differentiated Vegetation Index
- the NDVI is calculated from the reflectance values in the near infrared region and the red visible region of the light spectrum. The index is based on the fact that healthy vegetation in the red region of the visible spectral range (wavelength of about 600 to 700 nm) relatively little and in the adjacent near infrared region (wavelength of about 700 to 1300 nm) reflects relatively much radiation. The differences in the reflection behavior are due to different developmental states of the vegetation. Accordingly, the index is higher the further the growth of a cultivated crop has progressed.
- an NDVI For each pixel of a digital image of a field (for example, a satellite image of the field) an NDVI can be calculated.
- the weighted difference vegetation index can also be determined from the remote sensing data, which can be correlated with the leaf area index (LAI) as proposed in US2016 / 0171680A1 ,
- a leaf area index For each pixel of a digital image of a field (for example, a satellite image of the field), a leaf area index can be calculated.
- information about existing and / or expected inhomogeneities may also be obtained by sensors in the field. It is conceivable, for example, the use of a so-called N-sensor, which can also be used to determine a NDVI.
- a parameter indicating the inhomogeneities with respect to an existing and / or future growth stage of the cultivated crop in a digital representation of the field is also referred to below as a growth parameter.
- An example of such a growth parameter is an NDVI or LAI.
- a growth parameter can also be the amount of nutrients in the soil, the availability of water or the soil temperature. All parameters that influence the growth and / or development of a plant can be used as growth parameters.
- step (B) of the method according to the invention the field is segmented.
- a virtual representation of the field is subdivided into subareas (segments). So there is no physical intervention in the real field.
- segmentation of the field is used here in a simplified way, this always means the segmentation of a virtual representation of the field in subareas
- the virtual representation of the field is data that can be processed by a computer and which can be displayed using a computer so that a user of the computer recognizes the corresponding real field in the representation.
- the segmentation is usually based on one or more growth parameters. There are various possibilities for segmentation.
- the segmentation on the basis of the spatial resolution of the method for determining the inhomogeneities.
- a growth parameter eg, a leaf area index (LAI) for each pixel of the digital image of the field can be determined.
- the satellite image has a certain spatial resolution, For example, 1 pixel of the satellite image corresponds to an area of 10 ⁇ 10 m 2 of the field taken in. It is conceivable to assign a partial area to each individual pixel, so that one partial area corresponds to an area of 10 ⁇ 10 m 2 in the field.
- a digital representation of a field is divided into individual faces, with each individual pixel of the digital representation representing a single face.
- adjacent pixels having the same value for a growth parameter are grouped in a subarea. It is also conceivable to combine adjacent pixels into a subarea if they do not deviate from each other by more than a predetermined absolute or relative value.
- segmentation is usually carried out so that partial areas with similar properties arise. Segmentation is based on one or more parameters representing one or more characteristics of the field and / or the crops grown in the field and / or the environmental conditions prevailing in the field (growth parameters). Segmentation is preferably about minimizing the differences within a patch and maximizing the differences between the patch faces.
- the segmentation can be done by known mathematical methods such as the Jenks-Caspall algorithm.
- the segmentation will take place directly on the basis of the growth stages of cultivated crops observed in the current growing season.
- remote sensing data will be used to identify differences in cultivated crops in relation to the respective stages of growth.
- the segmentation of the field then takes place in such a way that the crop plants are present in individual subareas in a comparable growth stage, preferably the differences in the growth stages within a subarea are smaller than the differences in the growth stages between the subareas.
- the segmentation is based on inhomogeneities that have an influence on the growth behavior of the crop plants. It is conceivable, for example, that differences in the soil condition are determined by means of the remote sensing sensors. It is conceivable, for example, that different soil types are present in a field. For the individual types of soil is known that they lead to a different growth of crops. In such a case, the segmentation is based on the different soil conditions / soil types. It is also conceivable that remote sensing data from past cultivation periods show historical differences in the growth behavior of cultivated crops. Even such historical differences can be used to segment the field if they are recurring.
- the size of the patches is chosen to be no smaller than the spray width of the application device.
- step (C) of the method according to the invention a crop protection model for crops cultivated in the field is provided.
- Step (C) may be before, after, or during steps (A) and (B).
- plant growth model is understood to mean a mathematical model that describes the growth of a plant as a function of intrinsic (genetics) and extrinsic (environmental) factors Plant growth models exist for a variety of crops It should be appreciated that recourse is made to an existing model, as well as to adapting or altering an existing model, as well as putting on a new model.
- An introduction to the creation of plant growth models for example, the books i) "Mathematical Modeling and Simulation” by Marco Günther and Kai Velten, published by Wiley-VCH Verlag in October 2014 (ISBN: 978-3-527-41217-4), as well ii) "Working with Dynamic Crop Models” by Daniel Wallach, David Makowski, James W. Jones and Francois Brun., published 2014 in Academic Press (Elsevier), USA.
- the plant growth model typically simulates the growth of an inventory of crops over a defined period of time. It is also conceivable, a model based on a to use a single plant that simulates the energy and substance fluxes in each plant's organs. In addition, mixed models can be used.
- the growth of a crop in addition to the genetic characteristics of the plant mainly by the prevailing over the life of the plant local weather conditions (quantity and spectral distribution of incident sunbeams, temperature gradients, rainfall, wind input) determines the condition of the soil and nutrient supply.
- the already existing cultural measures and any infestation harmful organisms can exert an influence on plant growth and can be considered in the growth model.
- the plant growth models are i.d.R. so-called dynamic process-based models (see “Working with Dynamic Crop Models” by Daniel Wallach, David Makowski, James W. Jones and Francois Brun., published 2014 in Academic Press (Elsevier), USA), but can also be entirely or partially rule-based or
- the models are usually so-called point models, where the models are usually calibrated so that the output reflects the spatial representation of the input, is the input collected at one point in space, or interpolated for a point in space or estimated, it is generally assumed that the model output is valid for the entire adjacent field
- point models calibrated at the field level to other, usually coarser, scales is known (Hoffmann et al., 2016).
- Point models on several points within a field allow a subsite specific modeling ngs spatial dependencies neglected, e.g. in the soil water balance.
- systems for spatio-spatial explicit modeling also exist. Here, spatial dependencies are taken into account.
- Soil Soil Type, Soil Texture, Soil Type, Field Capacity, Permanent Wilt Point,
- c) crop species, variety, variety-specific parameters, e.g. Specific leaf area index, temperature sums, maximum root depth, etc.
- Fertilizer amount number of manure dates, fertilization date, tillage, crop residues, crop rotation, distance to field of same culture in the previous year, irrigation, u.a.
- step (D) of the method according to the invention the plant growth model is used to simulate the growth of the cultivated plants cultivated there for each subarea.
- the information from step (A) and / or (B) flows into the plant growth model. For example, if it has been determined from remote sensing data that crops grown in the field are in different stages of growth, and the field has been segmented into subareas with similar growth stages, the current stage of growth in each subarea will feed into the growth model as a parameter and the other (future ) Growth predicted.
- the segmentation of the field is based on the observed growth rate and the growth rate of each sub-area flows into the plant growth model to predict growth in the current growing season.
- step (D) of the method according to the invention is the expected time course of the growth of the crops for each patch. From the time course can thus predict for any day within the current growing period, the growth stage of crops in each sub-area. Step (D) follows steps (A), (B) and (C).
- step (E) of the method according to the invention a need for treatment with one or more crop protection agents is determined for at least some of the crop plants cultivated in the field.
- Step (E) may be before, during or after steps (A), (B), (C) and (D).
- the determination of a demand is the trigger for one or more of steps (A), (B), (C) and (D).
- traps set up at various points in the field can also reveal infestation with harmful organisms.
- the proPlant Expert decision support system uses data on crops grown (stage of development, growing conditions, crop protection measures), weather conditions (temperature, duration of sunshine, wind speed, precipitation), and forecasting to the known pests / diseases (economic limits, pest / disease pressure). With the help of this data, a risk of infestation is estimated and a recommendation is made at the time of treatment, pesticides and an evaluation of past plant protection measures.
- the infestation of a neighboring field with a harmful organism which is reported by a farmer, for example, can indicate a need. If the need is determined, this also results in the pesticide to be used. If the need is due to an acute or threatened infestation with weeds, the plant protection product to be used is a herbicide. The type of weeds determines the type of herbicides that can be used. If the need is due to an acute or threatened fungal attack, the pesticide to be used is a fungicide. The type of mushroom determines the type of fungicides that can be used. If the need is due to an acute or threatened attack by an animal pest, the plant protection product to be used is a pesticide. The type of animal pest determines the type of pesticides that can be used.
- this requirement also results in the time window in which the one or more plant protection products should be applied. If there is an acute need, it should be administered immediately. Threatens due to corresponding predictions a need in the near future, can be applied immediately or possibly shortly before an acute infestation.
- step (F) of the method according to the invention the information from steps (E) and (D) of the method according to the invention is combined: there is a need for treatment with one or more specific crop protection products; the time window in which it should be applied (application time window) is known; it is known in which growth stage the crop plants will be in the application time window. Now it has to be calculated, which quantities of pesticides have to be applied. This is done in step (F) of the method according to the invention.
- the crop protection requirement quantity is determined by the respective growth stage. Different sizes and their differences between two times can be derived from the growth stage, such as the size of leaf surfaces, biomass, fruit quantity u.a.
- the calculation of the crop protection product requirement quantity takes place on the basis of surface area-specifically predicted leaf surfaces of the cultivated plants cultivated there.
- the plant protection product is a control agent against an animal pest (eg caterpillar, beetle, etc.) that infests the leaves, then the more pesticides present, the more pesticides must be used.
- an animal pest eg caterpillar, beetle, etc.
- the sizes of the leaf areas for the individual sub-areas can be determined predict. Also conceivable (depending on the model used) is a prediction of size distributions of the leaf surfaces for the individual partial surfaces.
- leaf area size For the predicted sizes of leaf areas can then calculate the required amounts of pesticides, which are necessary, for example, to achieve optimum protection of the leaves against predators. Accordingly, there is preferably a positive linear relationship between leaf area size and crop protection requirement quantity.
- the calculation of the required amount of pesticide is not based on predicted sizes for leaf areas but on the basis of predicted biomass. Accordingly, there is preferably a positive linear relationship between the biomass and the crop protection requirement quantity.
- the calculation of the required amount of pesticide on the basis of predicted fruit surface or fruit mass is calculated.
- the calculation of the required amount of crop protection agent is based on the number of existing shoots. Further relationships between quantities derivable from the predicted plant growth and the demand quantity of pesticides are conceivable. For example, it is conceivable that the plant protection product will not be applied until the crop plants have reached a defined stage of development (for example, flowers or fruits). It is conceivable that no plant protection product is applied until this stage, since up to this stage usually a certain pest does not appear and from this stage a pesticide is applied and the amount then linear with the existing biomass, fruit quantity or a other plant size increases. It is also conceivable that up to a certain growth stage a first and then from this growth stage then another second crop protection agent is used.
- crop-related parameters leaf area, biomass, fruit mass, etc.
- other parameters which determine the optimum amount and / or concentration of a plant protection product.
- such parameters are also taken into account in the calculation of the area-specific requirement quantities.
- the particular mechanism of action of a plant protection product has an influence on the amount and / or concentration in which the plant protection product should be applied in order to achieve an optimal effect.
- the mechanism of action of the pesticide thus flows into the calculation of the required quantities.
- environmental conditions at the time of application have an influence on which optimal amount of pesticides is to be used.
- environmental conditions may include, for example, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, and the like. be at the time of application.
- a pesticide is degraded very quickly by direct sunlight.
- the application of the plant protection product is planned due to a high risk of infection perhaps for a time in which direct sunlight is expected. Accordingly, a higher amount is required than in the case of cloud cover, in order to compensate for the fraction reduced by direct solar radiation.
- the need for pesticides is adjusted according to the prevailing environmental conditions.
- the system for applying the pesticide is subject to certain restrictions. It is conceivable, for example, that the application device has a spraying device with which a constant flow of pesticide can only be switched on and off, but with which the amount of escaping crop protection agent can not be varied. The determined need could then possibly be adjusted by the fact that the output is pulsed, wherein the time between two pulses and the pulse length can be varied. In such a case, the result of the calculation of the phytosanitary requirement quantity would be a pulse length and pulse frequency to be set for the respective subarea.
- a digital application map is generated (step (G)).
- the digital application map is a digital representation of the field.
- the application card indicates on which subareas of the field which quantities of one or more selected plant protection products are to be applied, for example to prevent the spread of harmful organisms and / or to control harmful organisms.
- the plant protection agent is then applied in accordance with the area of the site in accordance with the application map.
- the digital application card or parts thereof can be loaded into a main memory of an application device.
- An application device is understood to be a mechanical device for applying a plant protection product to a field.
- Such an application device usually comprises at least one container for holding at least one crop protection agent, a spraying device with which the plant protection agent is discharged in the field and a control device with which the promotion of the at least one crop protection agent is controlled from its container in the direction of spraying.
- the digital prescription map is preferably loaded into the main memory of the control unit.
- the control unit is also preferably in communication with a position determining system which determines the position of the application device in the field.
- the control device sets the application process in motion when it is recorded on the digital application map that an application is to take place at one location and when the position determination system reports that the application device is currently located at this location.
- a human loads the digital prescription map into a mobile computer system, e.g. a mobile phone (smartphone) that has a GPS receiver.
- a mobile computer system e.g. a mobile phone (smartphone) that has a GPS receiver.
- the mobile computer system uses a graphic image of the field to indicate where they are and where to spray (or apply) one or more control agents. He then sprays at the points where the application card contains a corresponding note.
- the present invention is combined with a prediction model for prediction of pest infestations.
- a prediction model for prediction of pest infestations With the help of the prognosis model, a field-specific risk of infestation was estimated and a recommendation was made at the time of treatment, pesticides and an assessment of past pest management measures.
- the prognosis model thus provides all important information on the use of a plant protection product with the exception of the respective site-specific amounts to be used.
- the respective quantities to be used for specific areas deliver the present invention.
- a prediction for an infestation risk thus takes place. If the infestation risk exceeds a threshold value, a user determines according to the invention the area-specific requirement of the amount of plant protection agent to be used and carries out a corresponding site-specific application of the plant protection product.
- the computer program product comprises a data carrier on which a computer program is stored, which can be loaded into the main memory of a computer.
- the computer program causes the computer to perform the steps described below.
- a first step (step (i)) is to read a digital representation of a field in which crops are grown into the main memory of the computer.
- This digital representation may, for example, be a satellite image.
- a digital representation of a field is generated on the basis of a satellite image, for example, by highlighting the outer boundaries of a field in the satellite image by graphical markings. It is conceivable to mark certain properties of the field by a colored marking.
- a determination of an NDVI for each pixel of the digital satellite image and a false color representation may be made such that the pixels are colored in a darker green tone when the corresponding NDVI is high, and the pixels are colored in a lighter green tone, if the corresponding NDVI indicates a low value.
- the digital representation of the field is already divided into patches when it is loaded into the computer's memory.
- each individual pixel of the digital recording should represent a partial area.
- the images already segmented in partial areas are provided by a (commercial) provider.
- the partial surfaces are first generated by the computer itself.
- the digital representation of the field is analyzed and inhomogeneities in the field are determined, the inhomogeneities giving information about existing and / or future different growth stages of the crops in the field. Subsequently, the digital representation of the field is segmented into subareas on the basis of the determined inhomogeneities as has been explained in detail above.
- step (ii) using a plant growth model, the growth behavior of the cultivated plants cultivated in the field is calculated over time for each individual subarea.
- Step (ii) may be before, after, or during step (i).
- step (iii) there is a need for at least a portion of the crops grown in the field for the treatment of the crops with one or more Crop protection products.
- Step (iii) may be before, after, or during steps (i) and (ii).
- step iv) the information from steps (ii) and (iii) is merged. On the basis of the information about a demand and on the basis of the information about the respective growth stage of the crop plants within the generated partial areas the respective surface-specific demand quantity is calculated. Step (iv) thus takes place according to steps (ii) and (iii).
- step (v)) the calculated area-specific requirement quantity is output in the form of a digital application map to a user.
- the user may transmit the digital application map to an application device by means of a mobile data memory or via a wireless communication link (e.g., Bluetooth).
- a wireless communication link e.g., Bluetooth
- a further subject of the present invention is a system comprising the following elements:
- (f) means for calculating the amount of demand on one or more crop protection products for each sub-area based on the simulations of the growth behavior
- (g) means for generating a partial area-specific application map, wherein the application map is a digital representation of the field, in which it is specified for individual partial areas of the field which quantity (s) of plant protection agent (s) is to be applied in each case.
- the means (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g) are preferably a stationary or mobile computer system. It is conceivable that several interconnected computer systems are used; but it is also conceivable that there is only a single computer system that performs the functions mentioned under (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g).
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