Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Control of Major Sugarcane Diseases and Pests in Low Latitude Plateau.

This research was aimed at ihe defects in traditional artificial spraying conlrol method and the problems such as the difficulty in pesticides applying, labor shortage and low operating efficiency in the middle and lale stage of sugarcane high slalk crops. The aerial pesticide application technology for sugarcane main diseases and pests was systematically developed and demonstrated from the aspects of aircraft type choice, selection of special pesticides and auxiliaries, integration of pesticides and equipment, field operation, technical specifications, and large-scale application organization mixle. The LAV model and flight technical parameters suitable for the sugarcane planting area in low-latitude plateau were analyzed, and the optimal agent formulation combination and application technology of the UAV flight control were screened out, and the UAV flight control was applied to the major sugarcane pests and diseases conlrol in the low-latitude plateau in large scale ( UAV flight conlrol was popularized and applied to 15 527 hm² in 2018). The research results provided mature whole-process technical support for the normalization of the application of the UVA flight control of major sugarcane pests and diseases. The UAV control technology for major sugarcane pests and diseases had the advantages of ultra-low pesticides applying dosage and high operating efficiency, and could effectively solve the problems such as the difficulty in pesticides applying, labor shortage and low operating efficiency in the middle late growth stage of liigh stalk crops. This technology successfully opened up a simple, efficient and new way for the effective control of major sugarcane pests and diseases, and practically accelerated the process of integrated conlrol and prevention of sugarcane pesls and diseases, hi addition, this technology had an extremely significant effect on reducing the loss of sugarcane farmers and enterprises caused by the epidemic and outbreak of sugarcane pesls and diseases, increasing sugarcane yield and sugar content. At the same time, this technology played an important role in realizing the whole-process precise control of sugircane pesls and diseases, improving the quality and increasing the efficiency of sugarcane, and guaranteeing the national sugar safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]