When is drone detection most useful in cereals?

Two moments: (1) spring, March to June, before the treatment against broadleaf weeds, and (2) on the stubble, August to September, to clean survivors and root weeds precisely before the follow-on crop.

How much do I save on weed control in cereals?

Typically 70 to 95% less product on the treated area. When broadleaf weeds or thistle patches are spread out on the stubble, the saving is greatest.

Why are cereals the ideal crop to clean up?

Cereals are a broadleaf-tolerant crop: the broadleaf weeds stand out and are easy to distinguish from the crop from the air. That makes cereals ideally suited to spot treatment and to reducing the seed bank for the follow-on crop.

Does Croptic also work for winter barley alongside winter wheat?

Yes. Croptic works on all cereal crops, winter wheat, winter barley and spring cereals, both for broadleaf detection in spring and for stubble cleaning after harvest.

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CEREALS

Cleaning weeds in cereals, in spring and on stubble.

Cereals are the crop for cleaning up fields. Croptic maps broadleaf weeds in spring field by field, and after harvest helps you treat the stubble in a targeted way, before you start the follow-on crop.

Calculate your savings on cereals

drone moments per season

Broadleaf weeds in spring + stubble cleaning after harvest

70 tot 95%

less product

Only spray where broadleaf weeds or survivors stand

24u

weed map in your hand

Within 24 to 48 hours after the drone flight, ready to load into the sprayer

Crop info

Cereals are the crop for cleaning up fields.

Broadleaf weeds, chickweed, poppy, cleavers, fat hen, thistles, stand out clearly against the crop in cereals. That makes cereals ideally suited to spot detection and treatment from the drone. Two moments are worthwhile: in spring before the broadleaf spray, and on the stubble after harvest to reduce survivors and root weeds before the follow-on crop. That way you use the cereal year to make the field structurally cleaner.

TARGET SPECIES

In spring you clean broadleaf weeds that stand out in the cereals: chickweed, poppy, cleavers, fat hen and chamomile. On the stubble after harvest you focus on root weeds and survivors such as thistles (Cirsium arvense) and couch grass. That way the field gets cleaner season after season.

BLACK-GRASS

Black-grass is the most important grass weed in cereals. It is chemically closely related to the crop itself, which makes selective control difficult. In spring Croptic can map the black-grass patches, so you can spot-spray precisely where it really matters.

SEASONAL CALENDAR

When is the timing for drone analysis in cereals?

Cereals are sown in autumn and overwinter. In a cereal year there are two worthwhile drone moments: the spring window (March to June) to prevent seed formation, and the stubble window (August to September) to clean fields in a targeted way after harvest before a follow-on crop.

Season calendar

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Sowing (winter)

Spring broadleaf pressure

Drone window spring

Canopy closure

Harvest barley / wheat

Stubble-cleaning window

Sowing (winter)

Winter wheat: Oct to Nov, winter barley: Sep to Oct

Spring broadleaf pressure

GS21 to GS32: tillering → stem extension

Drone window spring

Optimal moment for broadleaf weeds

Canopy closure

Harvest barley / wheat

Barley: early Jul, wheat: 20 Jul

Stubble-cleaning window

After harvest: targeted cleaning of survivors

How does Croptic use cereals to clean up a field?

Step 01

Drone flies over the field

We or one of our partners fly a drone over your field as soon as the broadleaf weeds are visible in spring, or after regermination on the stubble. The camera captures every detail in high resolution.

Step 02

AI detects the patches

Our AI analyses the imagery and distinguishes weeds in spring, and survivors on the stubble. That way you decide which weeds go into the weed map.

Step 03

You drive the corrective spray

You load the weed map into your GPS sprayer with section control. Nozzles open and close automatically over the weeds. You only treat where needed, and the rest of the field stays untouched.

REGIONS

Timing by region.

VLAANDEREN

Sowing wheat

Oct to Nov

Drone window spring

1 Mar to 15 Apr

Stubble-cleaning window

Aug to Sep

Harvest barley

early Jul

Harvest wheat

20 Jul

NL-NOORD

Sowing wheat

Oct to Nov

Drone window spring

15 Mar to 30 Apr (1 to 2w later)

Stubble-cleaning window

15 Aug to 10 Oct

Harvest

10 Jul to 25 Aug

NL-ZUID

Sowing wheat

Oct to early Nov

Drone window spring

1 Mar to 15 Apr

Stubble-cleaning window

Aug to Sep

Harvest

comparable to Flanders

CONTEXT

Whoever uses cereals well starts the follow-on crop on a cleaner field.

Broadleaf weeds seed heavily if you let them stand. And root weeds are often hard to control in follow-on crops. Cereals are the crop for reducing that seed bank: in spring tackle broadleaf weeds spot by spot, after harvest clean survivors precisely on the stubble. Result: a cleaner field for whatever follows, with fewer residues and less resistance pressure.

Cereals = cleaning crop for the follow-on crop

Frequently asked questions about Croptic in cereals

Croptic currently focuses mainly on broadleaf weeds in spring and on survivors on the stubble after harvest. In addition, black-grass and other grass weeds are increasingly being mapped.

Use cereals to clean up your field.

Discuss your cereal field with Lander

Spray less. Know more.

Read also: Sugar beet · Potatoes · Onions · Grassland

Cleaning weeds in cereals, in spring and on stubble.

Cereals are the crop for cleaning up fields.

When is the timing for drone analysis in cereals?

How does Croptic use cereals to clean up a field?

Drone flies over the field

AI detects the patches

You drive the corrective spray

Timing by region.

Whoever uses cereals well starts the follow-on crop on a cleaner field.

Frequently asked questions about Croptic in cereals

Use cereals to clean up your field.

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