The melons and fruits that matured in the winter with insufficient light can now be as sweet as the fruits that have been dried in the hot summer. At the WAIC2023 Hengsha Xinzhou Modern Agriculture Scenario Press Conference held by the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference yesterday, Zhu Fenglei, Sales Director of Agricultural Lighting Business in China, Signify (China) Investment Co., Ltd., revealed the mystery of this agricultural "miracle"- -Under the accurately calculated “fill light” of LED lights, melons and fruits that grow in winter can also enjoy the sufficient light needed for “sweetness”. At the forum, business representatives, scholars, and experts all believed that modern agriculture with AI technology has improved production efficiency and quality.
AI can adjust the amount of irrigation water, which can improve the efficiency of water resource utilization; image recognition and data analysis can quickly detect and predict possible plant diseases, and prevent pests and diseases in advance; big data analysis and deep learning can analyze the demand for agricultural products and market prices , so that farmers can more accurately choose which crops to plant; soil analysis and intelligent fertilization to minimize chemical fertilizer pollution... A series of modern agricultural technology application cases are presented one after another, gradually outlining the new model of future agricultural production.
Greenhouse roses take the lead in holiday consumption
Using Philips LED plant lighting technology, several hectares of greenhouses in the Baiyi Yinong International Flower Port in Gansu Province cultivated roses and rushed to the market before Valentine's Day, occupying the market opportunity. Zhu Fenglei introduced that in Huahuagang, the growth of flowers depends entirely on LED light. The Philips GWC dimming system prolongs the length of the "day" with light, thereby effectively shortening the growth cycle of flowers that are sensitive to photoperiods.
Not just flowers, this LED plant lighting technology can also help cultivate vegetables and fruits, Chinese herbal medicines, and be applied in scientific soil cultivation.
According to reports, LED lighting can not only adjust the lighting time and intensity, but also accurately set the spectral wavelength. With the cooperation of hardware and software control system, each plant has been developed a "light recipe" for optimal growth. For example, LED top lighting is suitable for vegetables and flowers, and bi-directional lighting is used inside tall plants to irradiate the light where it is needed for growth.
Zhu Fenglei told reporters that the application data show that this system can effectively improve the reliability of plant output, "Taking lettuce as an example, the production of plant farms using lighting technology has increased by 3 times, and the vitamin C contained in lettuce has also increased by 10 times." ".
"Smart Brain" reminds: it's time to fertilize the farmland
The sensor detects the soil moisture, and the analysis system calls out the recent weather forecast. After comprehensively considering the soil environment and crop growth stage, an early warning is issued: "This farmland needs to be fertilized with potassium." The command is transmitted to the farm manager's client in an instant, and the manager moves his finger to open the control program, and the water and potassium fertilizer are accurately "fed" to the crops through the drip irrigation system.
This is a digital farm management platform created by Netafim's intelligent and precise drip irrigation technology. It is a three-step process of detection, analysis and control. The "smart brain" manages the farm in an orderly manner.
The relevant person in charge of Netafim said that intelligent precision drip irrigation technology can also "small input and large output", "compared with ordinary drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation technology, we can save 40% of water, 70% of fertilizer, and 60% of labor. %, and improve yield and management efficiency, as long as two people can manage the irrigation and fertilization of ten thousand mu of farmland.”
Technology blessing, what will the future farm look like
In the near future, these digital technologies will be applied in a future farm in Shanghai. Yang Hongjie, vice president of Shanghai Modern Agriculture Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd. released the future "smart" scenario of Shanghai Modern Agriculture Industrial Park (Hengsha Xinzhou) on the spot: according to the planning requirements and overall development positioning, the construction and application scenarios of Hengsha Xinzhou It is mainly divided into four sections, namely basic conditions, service management and control, industrial development and characteristic themes.
According to reports, the total area of the park is 159,000 mu, including 65,000 mu of cultivated land, 35,000 mu of other agricultural land, 6,000 mu of forest land, and 9,300 mu of river and lake water surface.
The basic conditions section includes four scenarios of network facility construction, standard specification system construction, smart irrigation supporting infrastructure, and non-destructive testing technology research and development innovation. 5G/6G communication network and agricultural facility sensor Internet of Things will achieve full coverage. The service management and control section includes the digital agricultural data cloud platform, using the data cloud platform and agricultural AI platform to file soil and water quality, and will also apply blockchain technology to trace the entire growth process of agricultural products to ensure food quality and safety. The industrial development sector is divided into three-dimensional planting (green circular planting area), digital fishery (ecological fishery), digital facility agriculture (fruit and vegetable and gardening), digital farming and pasture (smart livestock and poultry breeding), modern agricultural production, processing and storage, and smart cold chain Logistics 5 scenes. "In the future, special themed sections will be set up for digital exhibitions and agronomy experience scenarios." Yang Hongjie said that Hengsha Xinzhou is in a critical period of planning and construction. partners to jointly explore a new model of digital agriculture development with Chinese characteristics.
