Site-specific weed management in corn using UAS imagery analysis and computer vision techniques

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2301.07519v1
• Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 21:48:14 GMT
• Title: Site-specific weed management in corn using UAS imagery analysis and computer vision techniques
• Authors: Ranjan Sapkota, John Stenger, Michael Ostlie, Paulo Flores
• Abstract summary: Currently, weed control in commercial corn production is performed without considering weed distribution information in the field. The objective of this study was to perform site-specific weed control (SSWC) in a corn field by 1) using an unmanned aerial system (UAS) to map the spatial distribution information of weeds in the field. Using our SSWC approach, we were able to save 26.23% of the land (1.97 acres) from being sprayed with chemical herbicides compared to the existing method.
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• Abstract: Currently, weed control in commercial corn production is performed without considering weed distribution information in the field. This kind of weed management practice leads to excessive amounts of chemical herbicides being applied in a given field. The objective of this study was to perform site-specific weed control (SSWC) in a corn field by 1) using an unmanned aerial system (UAS) to map the spatial distribution information of weeds in the field; 2) creating a prescription map based on the weed distribution map, and 3) spraying the field using the prescription map and a commercial size sprayer. In this study, we are proposing a Crop Row Identification (CRI) algorithm, a computer vision algorithm that identifies corn rows on UAS imagery. After being identified, the corn rows were then removed from the imagery and the remaining vegetation fraction was classified as weeds. Based on that information, a grid-based weed prescription map was created and the weed control application was implemented through a commercial-size sprayer. The decision of spraying herbicides on a particular grid was based on the presence of weeds in that grid cell. All the grids that contained at least one weed were sprayed, while the grids free of weeds were not. Using our SSWC approach, we were able to save 26.23\% of the land (1.97 acres) from being sprayed with chemical herbicides compared to the existing method. This study presents a full workflow from UAS image collection to field weed control implementation using a commercial-size sprayer, and it shows that some level of savings can potentially be obtained even in a situation with high weed infestation, which might provide an opportunity to reduce chemical usage in corn production systems.

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