Review on application of drones for crop health monitoring and spraying pesticides and fertilizer

Abstract

Agricultural drones are one of the important innovations for increasing productivity of the crops in Indian agriculture field. The monitoring of the crops and the need for spraying pesticides and fertilizers at the correct moment and at the exact location of plants is an important parameter to increase the productivity of the crops. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) can be used in agricultural sectors which will reduce the time and the hazardous effects that can cause due to the spraying of pesticides and fertilizers. This paper reviews briefly the implementation of UAVs for crop monitoring and pesticide spraying.