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Drones in Horticulture

This document discusses drones and their applications in horticulture and plant science. It defines drones as uncrewed aircraft guided remotely or by computers. Drones can be used for precision agriculture, monitoring plant and crop health using sensors, taking plant inventories, pollinating greenhouse crops, and more. The document also notes career opportunities working with drones for tasks like greenhouse management and outlines educational programs for drone certification and operation.

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Drones in Horticulture

This document discusses drones and their applications in horticulture and plant science. It defines drones as uncrewed aircraft guided remotely or by computers. Drones can be used for precision agriculture, monitoring plant and crop health using sensors, taking plant inventories, pollinating greenhouse crops, and more. The document also notes career opportunities working with drones for tasks like greenhouse management and outlines educational programs for drone certification and operation.

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Introduction

What are Drones?

Examples of drone use in


horticulture and plant
science related fields

Career opportunities
Learning Objectives
Students will :
be able to describe drones
be able to describe applications of drones in horticulture
and plant science related fields
be able to evaluate a map and identify crop concerns

learn how to fly a drone***


Drones

Definition: an uncrewed or unpiloted aircraft or ship, guided


by remote control or onboard computers. (Merriam Webster)
Drones
Horticulture Applications

“Smart Agriculture”
Precision Agriculture
Drones
Horticulture Applications

Plant or Crop Health


Drones
Horticulture Applications
Crop Health
Example: NDVI: Normalized Difference Vegetation Indexes

Image courtesy of:


https://www.usga.org/course-care/turfgrass-and-environmental-research/research-updates/small-unmanned-aircraft-systems-detect-turfgrass-drought.html
Drones
Horticulture Applications

Plant Inventory and Crop Status

Photo courtesy of: Nurserymanagement.com


Drones
Horticulture Applications
Evaluating Plant Diversity
Understanding plant communities
(Imagery analysis)

Image credit: Science Direct; Rominger, et al., 2021.


Drones
Horticulture Applications
Greenhouse Crop Monitoring
Drones
Horticulture Applications
Greenhouse and Orchard Pollination

Photo courtesy of Dropcopter

Pollen source
Drones
Can you think of….
Drones
Advantages Disadvantages
 Saves labor!  Cost! (initial investment)
 Depends on quality/model
 Can be operated by one
 Certification/Training
(or few people)
  Challenges if breaks
Less intrusive practices
for some situations down
 Fixing timeline
 Can improve efficiency  Costs
 Could be hard to get
manual labor to make-up
Drone Careers
Career Examples
Greenhouse Tomato Grower
Orchard Manager

Ecologist
Drone Education
College Programs
Kansas State University
Salina Aerospace and
Technology Campus

University of

Nebraska Omaha
Project funded by:

USDA Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary


Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge
Grant (SPECA) Award No. 2017-38414-26963

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