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An RFID-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops

Variable Rate Technology (VRT) fertilizer application could reduce pollution through leaching and volatilisation. A VRT fertilizer applicator for band application of granular fertilizer on tree crop was designed, developed and tested. The applicator was equipped with a long-range Radio Frequency Ide...

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Main Authors: Ishola, Tajudeen Abiodun, Yahya, Azmi, Mohammed Shariff, Abdul Rashid, Abd Aziz, Samsuzana
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Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28834/
http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2013.409.415
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spelling my.upm.eprints.288342015-07-13T06:57:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28834/ An RFID-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops Ishola, Tajudeen Abiodun Yahya, Azmi Mohammed Shariff, Abdul Rashid Abd Aziz, Samsuzana Variable Rate Technology (VRT) fertilizer application could reduce pollution through leaching and volatilisation. A VRT fertilizer applicator for band application of granular fertilizer on tree crop was designed, developed and tested. The applicator was equipped with a long-range Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader to detect the stored tag ID on the available passive RFID tags attached on the trees. When the control program received the RFID tag ID on the tree, it related the tag ID to the information in a database and triggered the VRT fertilizer applicator system to apply precise amount of fertilizer to that particular area. Based on the experimental evaluation of the response time of the VRT applicator, it was found to take 2-3 sec to changes in application rate depending on the magnitude of the change. The VRT applicator has a field capacity of 7.22 and 7.71 ha h-1 with field efficiencies of 0.54 and 0.52 at the travelling speed of 4.43 and 4.92 km h-1, respectively. The use of RFID technology has proven to be able to serve as alternative solution for geo-location determinations for the fertilizer applicator in the plantations where the presence of tree canopies has hindered the use of GPS technology. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2013 Article PeerReviewed Ishola, Tajudeen Abiodun and Yahya, Azmi and Mohammed Shariff, Abdul Rashid and Abd Aziz, Samsuzana (2013) An RFID-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops. Journal of Applied Sciences, 13 (3). pp. 409-415. ISSN 1812-5654; ESSN: 1812-5662 http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2013.409.415
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description Variable Rate Technology (VRT) fertilizer application could reduce pollution through leaching and volatilisation. A VRT fertilizer applicator for band application of granular fertilizer on tree crop was designed, developed and tested. The applicator was equipped with a long-range Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader to detect the stored tag ID on the available passive RFID tags attached on the trees. When the control program received the RFID tag ID on the tree, it related the tag ID to the information in a database and triggered the VRT fertilizer applicator system to apply precise amount of fertilizer to that particular area. Based on the experimental evaluation of the response time of the VRT applicator, it was found to take 2-3 sec to changes in application rate depending on the magnitude of the change. The VRT applicator has a field capacity of 7.22 and 7.71 ha h-1 with field efficiencies of 0.54 and 0.52 at the travelling speed of 4.43 and 4.92 km h-1, respectively. The use of RFID technology has proven to be able to serve as alternative solution for geo-location determinations for the fertilizer applicator in the plantations where the presence of tree canopies has hindered the use of GPS technology.
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author Ishola, Tajudeen Abiodun
Yahya, Azmi
Mohammed Shariff, Abdul Rashid
Abd Aziz, Samsuzana
spellingShingle Ishola, Tajudeen Abiodun
Yahya, Azmi
Mohammed Shariff, Abdul Rashid
Abd Aziz, Samsuzana
An RFID-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops
author_facet Ishola, Tajudeen Abiodun
Yahya, Azmi
Mohammed Shariff, Abdul Rashid
Abd Aziz, Samsuzana
author_sort Ishola, Tajudeen Abiodun
title An RFID-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops
title_short An RFID-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops
title_full An RFID-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops
title_fullStr An RFID-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops
title_full_unstemmed An RFID-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops
title_sort rfid-based variable rate technology fertilizer applicator for tree crops
publisher Asian Network for Scientific Information
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28834/
http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2013.409.415
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