Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Finds Solution to Reduce Consumption of Pesticides in Farms
The Iranian knowledg-based company has prepared the zoning maps of disease-prone areas in crops, taking into account the favorable conditions for the occurrence of disease in the plants.
The map measures the amount of pesticides’ consumption by considering the growth stages of plants and using satellite images.
This maps help to increase the yield, improve the quality of products and prevent the excessive use of pesticides and damages caused by the spread of disease.
All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is susceptible to characteristic diseases, these are, in each case, relatively few in number.
The occurrence and prevalence of plant diseases vary from season to season, depending on the presence of the pathogen, environmental conditions, and the crops and varieties grown.
Some plant varieties are particularly subject to outbreaks of diseases while others are more resistant to them.
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