Brazil: Embrapa's new technology will warn about diseases in cotton and soy

Soybean

Cotton Seed

Brazil

Published Jan 28, 2022

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COTTON AND SOYA PHOTO PORTAL DO AGRONEGOCIO Increasing efficiency in digital crop management leads to reduced costs and environmental impact through fewer pesticide applications. Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) and Abapa (Bahian Association of Cotton Producers) will present on February 2nd Monitora Oeste, a digital system that sends cell phone alerts of the advance of cotton ramularia stain and rust Asian soybean over Western Bahia, one of the most important regions for the production of these two crops. Both diseases are harmful to crops and their control represents a challenge for farmers. Through technology, it is possible to follow the territorial spread of diseases over the West of Bahia – a region of national prominence in the production of cotton and soybeans. Within Monitora Oeste, the user will be able to consult daily maps of occurrences and favorable weather conditions for them to occur. Searches can be filtered by municipalities, types of ...

Source: Brasilagro

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