Objective
Based on detailed Microclimate Data collection, computerised pre-warning systems have been developed which ensure efficient and ecologically sound crop protection. Solar powered radio weather stations collect microclimate data and transfer it to a receiver. Each station can transmit and receive within a radius of up to 20 km so that large radio networks can be erected quickly and economically. The transferred data includes typically relative humidity, temperature, precipitation and leaf wetness. Optionally wind speed and direction, soil moisture and temperature, air pressure and further meteorological sensors can be integrated. The individual micro climate conditions are transmitted (every 15 min.) to a central data base for evaluation and analysis.
Using this Database agricultural expert systems have been developed to allow early detection of crop diseases. The systems are based on microclimate conditions and take into account growth rates, crop treatment and environmental conditions. Potential diseases are thus detected early allowing focused usage of crop protection.
Expert systems are now available for wine, fruit, potato and sugarbeet. Reference networks exist in the German speaking countries and Scandinavia.
The aim of the TOCAP project was to adapt the expert systems to crops (fruits, vegetables, etc.) and diseases of southern European countries. In order to achieve this goal medium sized test networks with solar-radio weather stations were installed in Italy and Spain. Prototype networks were specified by the end users, which typically were larger agricultural companies, associations, co-operatives and local government. Once the environmental data had been analysed new expert systems were adapted to the requirements of southern European crops and implemented through local partners. Users can then utilise the advantages of a focused plant protection program for the benefit of production quality and quantity within an ecologically sound environment.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture agronomy plant protection
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture horticulture fruit growing
- natural sciences computer and information sciences artificial intelligence expert systems
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture horticulture vegetable growing
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Coordinator
3400 Klosterneuburg
Austria
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