Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0776734

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0776734

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Automated photonic multi-spectral weed discrimination sensor for precision agriculture. Australian farmers spend over $800 million yearly on herbicides. The proposed technology can reduce herbicide usage by 80% (i.e. over $640 million p.a. saving) and improve crop yields by 30%. Precision application of herbicides, fertilisers and nutrients to weeds and crops has both economic and environmental benefits which will increase farm profits and boost Australia's export sales. Reduced chemical loads on ecosystems will benefit the environment and reduced chemicals in the food chain will benefit the health of Australians. This development will put Australia at the cutting edge of precision spray technology and has numerous spin-off applications in many sectors.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 25-08-2007

End Date: 27-08-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $235,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Communications Technologies | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Other Electronic Engineering | Optical And Photonic Systems

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Agricultural chemicals | Agricultural machinery and equipment |

Other Keywords

Agricultural chemicals | Agricultural machinery and equipment | Communications Technologies | Optical And Photonic Systems | Other Electronic Engineering | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds)

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