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Automated Integrated Weed Management: Challenges and Opportunities
Stephen L. Young, PhD Cornell University
New York State Precision Ag Workshop December 15, 2015
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Integrated Weed Management (IWM)
A multi-pronged approach that puts the weeds at a disadvantage
– By disrupting ecology and biology • Reproduction cycles, nutrient acquisition,
dispersal mechanisms, vegetative growth – Using a combination of tools
• Mechanical, cultural, chemical, biological – For multiple benefits
• Environment, human health, economics
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True IWM
• Target recognition & micro-application – Biology & Ecology – Any Tool, Any Time – Multiple Benefits
Cropping & Sustainable Systems
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How is true IWM possible?
• The practice incorporates advanced technology – Sensors: species-
targeted actuation – Air-borne and ground-
based robots: scouting and traversing, communicating
– Computer: data collection; real-time decision making UniBots.com
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Types of Integrated Weed Management
Control
Scale
single weed
many weeds
single method
many methods
Precision IWM
Low-level IWM
Traditional IWM
True IWM
Overcoming practice and adoption challenges will require moving along IWM continuum. Engineering and thinking differently.
