UAV becomes the “main force” of modern agricultural production in Wuhan

The plant protection drone is applying drugs to prevent and control pests and diseases. A drone can spray pesticide on 30 acres per hour, greatly improving labor efficiency.

At present, wheat heading and flowering period and rape flowering period are the key periods for the formation of summer crop yield. Recently, our city held a on-site meeting on the prevention and control of major diseases and insect pests in summer grain and summer oil in Xiaosi Township, Caidian District, requesting to do a good job in the prevention and control of major diseases and insect pests such as wheat scab, stripe rust, and rapeseed sclerotinia, to ensure the safety of summer grain and summer oil production.

In the field of Gangzhou Village, Xiaosi Township, participants observed the field of wheat and rape pest control. The staff of Jinfeng Commune in Caidian District demonstrated the application of plant protection drones to prevent and control diseases and insect pests. The plant protection experts from the Municipal Agricultural Technology Center conducted on-site training on the prevention and control of wheat scab and rapeseed sclerotinia.

“From late March to early April every year, it is a key period for wheat heading and flowering, and it is also a high incidence period of wheat scab.” Jiang Zhengjun, director of the Municipal Agricultural Technology Promotion Center, introduced, “Especially this spring, there are many overcast and rainy weather conditions, which are conducive to the occurrence of scab. If prevention and control are not strengthened, the yield of affected wheat fields will generally be reduced by 10-20%, and even by more than 50% in severe fields, which can easily lead to excessive levels of wheat gibberellin and loss of edible and feeding value. Therefore, we must not take it lightly, and must adhere to the prevention and control strategy of ‘seeing flowers, applying medicine, and taking the initiative to prevent’ during the wheat heading and flowering period (flowering reaches 20-30%).” “Do a good job in drug prevention and other work.”

At the prevention and control training site, five plant protection drones are spraying pesticide over the ground. By using efficient plant protection machinery, planters can plant and manage the field in a time-saving and labor-saving manner without walking into the field and moving their fingers. “Previously, spraying medicine could only be done manually, completing one mu of land in an hour. Now, a drone can spray 30 mu of land in an hour, greatly improving labor efficiency.” The plant protection expert of the Municipal Agricultural Technology Center said that drone operation has become the trend and assistance of modern agricultural production, not only can quickly and effectively prevent and control diseases and pests, but also reduce the amount of pesticide used by 20-30%, effectively solving the short window period for wheat scab prevention and control Problems such as the difficulty of applying medicine to each household have improved the quality of food crops and promoted increased production and income.