Assessment by remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) technology of crop residue effects on canola growth and yield in Saskatchewan

SaskCanola （SC）联合SaskWheat （SW）和草原农业机械研究所（PAMI）发起了一项研究项目，旨在评估不同耕作和作物残茬处理对油菜籽作物生长和生产力的影响。萨斯喀彻温省理工学院被要求参与这项研究，目的是开发一种无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）解决方案，用于：1)测量作物残留物的体积和分布；2)制定作物秸秆降解指标；3)监测后续作物的出苗和健康状况。通过利用新技术与新的创新工作流程相结合，萨斯喀彻温理工学院通过改进农业监测技术，为粮食生产的进步做出了重大贡献。

SaskCanola (SC) in combination with SaskWheat (SW) and the Prairie Agricultural Machine Institute (PAMI) has initiated a research project designed to assess different tillage and crop residue treatments on growth and productivity of canola crops. Saskatchewan Polytechnic has been asked to partner in this research with the objective of developing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solution for: 1) measuring crop residue volume and distribution; 2) developing crop residue degradation indices, and; 3) monitoring the emergence and health of succeeding crops. By leveraging new technology in combination with new and innovative workflows, Saskatchewan Polytechnic stands to make significant contributions to the advancement of food production through improved agriculture monitoring technologies.