Precision system for the localized variable rate limestone application

• Grant number: 04/02530-8
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: October 01, 2004
• End date: March 31, 2005
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agricultural Engineering - Agricultural Machinery and Implements
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Antonio Balastreire
• Grantee: Luiz Antonio Balastreire
• Company: Enalta Inovações Tecnológicas S/A
• City: São Carlos

Abstract

Agricultural correctives are fundamental inputs in farming. The efficiency of the production process depends on the quality of these inputs and the way in which they are applied to the soil.When there are failures in their use, this stage is compromised, creating results which directly affect agricultural productivity. Creative and innovative solutions in this area have been the subject of research into the development of new products, owing to the demands for a reduction in costs, a decrease in environmental contamination and an increase in the efficiency in the application of correctives and fertilizers. The project proposed here aims to meet the needs of the farming market by means of the development of an innovative system geared towards the localized application of correctives. This system will be integrated to work in inhospitable field conditions and to be operationally viable within the dynamism of the activities encountered, so as to establish a new management concept in this sector. Basically, the system will consist of an item of equipment for the distribution of correctives and fertilizers, through a central processing and data collection module, through a CAN scan and specific geographical information software for precision agriculture. (AU)