2024-05-03 18:45:18
Pyeongchang-gun is promoting a pilot project for artificial pollination of apples using drones in 2024. Pyeongchang-gun Agricultural Technology Center will promote the drone test pilot project, which has been promoted since 2022, as the last pilot project this year.
Starting with artificial pollination of apple orchards, we are pursuing the application of house shading agents and spraying of apple colorants. Artificial pollination was conducted on eight test farm households last year and is scheduled to continue until mid-May.
Agricultural drones have recently been attracting attention as efficient agricultural equipment that can replace manpower in rural areas, where the burden of manpower shortage is increasing due to aging and the aftermath of COVID-19. In particular, artificial pollination of apples, which is mainly carried out by hand, has the problem of requiring a lot of manpower and time, but using drones can dramatically reduce work time, which has great advantages in terms of labor savings and work efficiency.
In addition, the liquid pollination method used has a higher attachment rate of moisture to the pistil and uses relatively less pollen than the existing spraying method using an extender, so it is expected to increase the fruiting rate of apple trees and at the same time reduce costs.
Following artificial pollination, we plan to carry out a pilot project to apply house shading agent starting in July, and we plan to spray colorant during the fall apple harvest season. The drone test pilot project, which will be promoted from 2022, is scheduled to be conducted for three years targeting the same farms, and plans to consider promoting it as an auxiliary project from 2024 through business effects and data analysis.
An official from the Pyeongchang-gun Agricultural Technology Center said, “We plan to expand the project by confirming the effect on fruit set rate through the drone artificial pollination pilot project, and as the use of drones is increasing in various agricultural fields, we will distribute new drone technology that can increase the efficiency of agricultural work. “We will do our best to expand,” he said.
Queen reporter Choi Hana photo Pyeongchang-gun
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2024-05-03 18:45:18