Application of Drone Technology in Crop Fertilization

Agriculture is a high-value business that directly or indirectly supports 65 percent of India's population. The agricultural industry's vitality is so deeply ingrained in our institutions that its expansion has a 17 percent impact on our country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In order to generate more revenue, income, and jobs, increasing this growth factor has become increasingly important. Technology's dynamic and rapid nature provides ease and advancement to its applied industries. Drone technology and the deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in such applications has resulted in incremental advancement and cost savings.

Drones are used in agriculture for a variety of tasks, including aerial surveillance, mapping, land inspection, monitoring, spraying fertilisers, inspecting for damaged or rotting crops, and more. Drones of various types are being examined to see which has the greatest creative potential in agriculture, gardening, and farming. Due to their multi-rotors, drones such as quadcopters are the best choice for crop fertilisation. Fixed-wing drones are ideal for crop fertilisation, but their huge structure, which necessitates a big landing area, gets in the way.

FERTILIZER SPRAYING

Drones' ability to move around quickly and manoeuvre to their intended destinations is one of the most important uses of drones in agriculture. Drones having this capability can spray fertilisers and insecticides on crops to nourish them and provide them with the nutrients they require. Crops can be healthy and thrive with such supplements. Drone controllers have complete control over the drone spraying nutrients to keep insects, pests, and worms at bay and extend crop life.

SOIL HEALTH MONITORING

Drones' powerful capabilities aid in the labor-intensive process of analysing soil health. In essence, UAVs collect and analyse data from monitoring systems that may be used to check, control, and maintain the health and nature of the soil. Drone technology can also help the soil get the nutrients it needs to increase its health and well-being. Drones accomplish this task of monitoring soil health through their 3D mapping and data processing operations.