Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100200006

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP100200006

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of a pre-production prototype for a laser-based plant sensing weed control system. Australian farmers spend over $800 million per annum on herbicides. The proposed technology can reduce herbicide usage by 80 per cent (i.e. over $640 million per annum saving) and improve crop yields by 30 per cent. 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: 19-10-2010

End Date: 18-04-2014

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $270,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Photonics and Electro-Optical Engineering (excl. Communications) | Agricultural Systems Analysis and Modelling

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Agricultural Machinery and Equipment |

Other Keywords

Agricultural Machinery and Equipment | Agricultural Systems Analysis and Modelling | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Photonics and Electro-Optical Engineering (excl. Communications)

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