Definition
Mechanized weed management as defined here refers to technology that can remove weeds all around a crop plant.
Automated weed management refers to recent weed removal equipment that can differentiate between crops and weeds, which allows selective removal of weeds without damage to the crop.
Overview
The technology presented here is automated weeders that have the capacity to selectively remove weeds by mechanical means such as steel knives controlled by hydraulics or electric motors. These weeding knives and other weed removal technologies are controlled by cameras and computer systems that differentiate between crops and weeds. As the machine moves through the field, the weeding knives move in and out of the crop row, outward to avoid the crop and inward to uproot the weeds. This technology is needed because vegetable crop production is dependent on increasingly expensive hand labor for weed control, and there is no longer enough weeding labor to meet the needs of the...
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Fennimore, S.A., Siemens, M.C. (2022). Mechanized Weed Management in Vegetable Crops. In: Zhang, Q. (eds) Encyclopedia of Smart Agriculture Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89123-7_244-1
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