The control of potato volunteers in succeeding crops is a major problem in arable farming. These remaining plants propagate nematodes in the soil and can transmit diseases like late blight. Control requires a lot of manpower and is therefore costly. The project first focuses on optimal detection of these plants by training a deep learning algorithm. The control is carried out using a spot sprayer, which exclusively sprays the potato plants. The amount of agent (glyphosate is currently the only suitable one) is thus greatly reduced.
