Science And Technology: UAV Helps 150000 Mu Cotton Defoliation

In the 11th company of the 33rd regiment of the second division, a UAV is spraying defoliant in the cotton field. In recent days, 39 UAVs from 15 companies of the regiment have sprayed defoliant on 150000 Mu cotton fields.

In recent years, with the increase of labor price and the popularity of UAV, more and more farmers choose to use UAV operation mode for farmland operation. "Compared with mechanical spraying, UAV spraying is more efficient, intelligent, accurate, efficient and flexible. It can save cotton field operation cost, reduce cotton consumption, and the effect of scientific and technological innovation on agricultural development is becoming increasingly prominent." Yang Jun, a staff member of the economic development office of the regiment, said.

It is understood that the "Mansheng agricultural planting professional cooperative" led by the "two committees" of the 11th company of the Communist Youth League was established in May this year. The cooperative purchased five UAVs and began to use UAVs in cotton production in June. The effect was remarkable and was welcomed by farmers. Dou Baoqian, the director of the cooperative, said: "UAVs have entered the agricultural plant protection industry, driving the scientific and technological progress of cotton production technology, and also improving the level of agricultural equipment intelligence and automation. Now our company's agricultural production needs to use scientific and technological tools to solve the problem of production efficiency, and UAV is such a scientific and technological tool, which can help farmers solve the problem of labor shortage and cost. ”

"In recent years, the cost of manual picking cotton in Tarim reclamation area is 2.5 yuan / kg. Based on the output of 400 kg / mu, the cost of picking alone is 1000 yuan, the cost of cotton picker is 160 yuan / mu, and the cost of spraying defoliant agent by UAV is about 10 yuan / mu, which is only 170 yuan. Roughly estimated, the cost per mu can be saved by more than 830 yuan, which is a visible cost, and the farmers will account for it So now more and more farmers are buying UAVs. " Zhang bokui, director of the economic development office of the regiment, said, "when UAVs spray defoliants, the downward pressure wind field of the propeller strongly controls the liquid drift, so that the atomized liquid particles can evenly adhere to the plant surface and the back of the leaves, so as to achieve accurate spraying effect and significantly improve the utilization rate of deturon. Compared with the traditional plant protection machinery, the defoliant sprayed per mu of cotton field can save 30% Above. "

In the 22 fields of the 11th company of the regiment, a UAV was seen to rise and fly back and forth over the cotton field, which was very spectacular. "It's not difficult to operate. After setting, the automatic mode can be turned on. When there is no medicine or electricity, the alarm will be sent back automatically. After changing the dressing, it will fly back to the original place and continue to apply medicine." Zhao Mao, a technician and member of Mansheng agricultural planting professional cooperative, said while operating the UAV, "UAV is not only a medicine tool, but also the key to open smart agriculture. It is not only highly efficient, but also a" farmland scanner ". Every mu of farmland it flies over is informationized. These data can make traditional agriculture look like modern industry Development, so UAVs are triggering an agricultural revolution. "

Standing in the field, operating UAVs and chatting with farmers became a daily scene in Zhao Mao's life. For the 35 year old college student, the field is his own distance. In his eyes, the vast fields have unlimited opportunities. They no longer work with their hands and face the Loess like their parents, but they have more thinking about the application and development of modern agricultural science and technology. "I know what the employees think and need. I will bring them the practical technology, development ideas and business philosophy of agricultural science and technology innovation, transform knowledge and technology into productivity, and drive the workers and the masses to increase their income and become rich together." In the field of medicine, sun tanned Zhao Mao said happily.

It is understood that this year, the regiment planted 150000 mu of cotton, and the average yield of seed cotton per mu is expected to reach 489 kg, and the mechanical cotton picking will reach 99.8%. In order to facilitate mechanical harvesting and improve the quality of cotton picking, each company of the regiment took active action to guide the cotton agricultural UAV to spray defoliant, which started on September 8 and ended on September 18. It is expected that on September 25, the cotton machine picking work of the regiment will start in full swing.